#Left is voracious over #MedicareForAll -so I'll point out that if every American were given a Ferrari that car would no longer have value
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It's often stated that every middle-class family is one medical disaster away from poverty or bankruptcy. I assume the OP has health insurance, probably through an employer, and doesn't realize that the insurance does not cover everything. She'll learn it the hard way when one of her kids develops a life-long illness and she runs into the family cap on her insurance, or discovers that insurance won't cover the ongoing treatment needed.
As to her Ferrari example, it only has non-monetary value because some people are impressed by such things. Someone who evaluates cars from a practical standpoint would think it a foolish purchase, because it only seats two people and has no cargo capacity. If everyone drove a Ferrari, the person with the envious neighbors could be the one driving a minivan.
Conserva mom, my guess is that you don't like abortions because clumps of cells are human beings, or some such nonsense. At what age does your party tell you we should all stop caring about other people?
But Mom, not everyone needs a car. Besides, to be legal, you need to have some sort of car insurance in most modern places. The cost of insurance can be high depending on the car you have and your driving record. Today, there are plenty of drivers who don't have car insurance for beaters because they can't afford it.
Then there is age to factor in. The reason that a 3 year old can't own or drive a car is the same reason that a 3 year old can't own or shoot a gun. They're too young for both.
Health insurance on the other hand is needed by everyone.
So many voted for Donald Fart: who tried to scrap Obamacare and failed .
thank you for admitting that Trumpo - and therefore Trumptards - have no value.
...besides, how many of those Trumptards rely on welfare: and Obamacare?
In 1948 - three years after WWII - Britain was essentially ruined. Yet, we hosted an Oltmpics in 1948. That same year, the Welfare State - including the National Health Service - was introduced. Just five years ago, we hosted an Olympics.
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The NHS is still here.
Winston Churchill strongly approved of the NHS. Indeed, he laid down plans for such during WWII. He was a Conservative .
#Right is impotent over #MedicareForAll -so I'll point out that if certain Trumptards were denied such, ConservaMomUSA's life would no longer have value.
I have four bicycles. Who needs a car?
There. I've run rings round you logically.
And now it is time for the argument on top of your television set to explode.
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Yes, but the value of health care is not it's monetary cost, but it's result: healthier people and less disease and misery.
You clearly misunderstand "value" and cannot do a cost-benefit analysis to save your life...
Are you worried that doctors won't be paid as highly? Because doctors already aren't paid very much; most of the money people pump into health care goes into middle men.
"I'm worried that doctors won't be paid as much" is the only sensible interpretation this post can have. The alternative, which I assume is the interpretation that actually got it featured here, is too disturbing to debunk.
Okay, I get it. We "leftists" aren't exactly her target audience, so maybe she isn't exactly interested in trying to convince us of her view. Apparently, we exist only as a laughingstock to her. Still, if you're gonna post stuff publicly online, you still need to think before you type.
Except Ferraris have no value. Oh sure, they're very expensive, and very nice to look at, and I assume handle quite well, but they only serve as status symbols, to show off how wealthy you are, and since wealth is artificial and all, Ferraris are worthless.
You can't even eat them, ffs.
If I understand correctly - Ferraris are sports cars, right? And sports cars typically only seat two people and are not conducive for transporting luggage. So, based strictly on practicality, every American... or every person in the world... should be given a mint-condition minivan. I mean, only the wealthy find it important that others are deprived certain things that they have - whereas the rest of us really couldn't care less!!
I'll point out that if every American were given a Ferrari that car would no longer have value
Even discounting the problems that others here have already pointed out, this is still wrong. Only part of the value of Ferraris come from the fact they're relatively rare. The other part is the quality of design. If there was some weird government initiative to give every American one, that would still mean every American would be getting a well-designed, powerful sports car.
Eh, what? Life only has meaning to you if others are deprived of it? You must be fun at parties...
You are aware that most other western countries already have healthcare for all, right?
Getting every American a Ferrari would mean the factories had to employ A LOT of people. Their subcontractors would also need to hire. As Ferraris are not that practical, people would still need a normal car as well, so normal car producers wouldn't have to sack people. There'd be a shortage of employable people, and they would then be able to demand a living wage. I'd say your idea has lots of value.
Confused?
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