Morning all. Right:
Everyone has marketable skills
Yes but for many skills supply outstrips demand. Then what?
I don't really see why, in a market, there HAVE to be losers.
Because there will always be some better at making money than others, and by definition those makign money have to take it from someone else (mostly).
If your sister's job isn't giving her what she wants, she should change it. But maybe her priorities are different. Perhaps she likes the place she works, the people, the location, the job, etc. more than she likes having health insurance. And it's her choice
Now, see, I've actually talked to her, rather than just conjecturing about the subject. And believe it or not, she does actually WANT a better paid job (as does just about everyone, obviously). It's just that she has the best job she can currently get. So why don't you ask her why she doesn't earn more?
I find it absolutely incredible that anyone could possibly believe that someone earning £10k a year in a shop actually chooses that salary rather than £50k a year as say an IT professional. Have yuo actually spoken to another human being ever? Let me tell you something. I make good money, but I would rather earn more. I can't, because I'm not qualified or experienced in the areas that pay well. That kind of blows your theory out of the water does it not?
There is no way that being forced to work harder for my neighbours health insurance is in any way acceptable or fair
The hell it's not. We all live together in society, and we all need to help each other. Otherwise the world is a very bleak place indeed. And people won't help people they don't know about unless you make it law. This I believe is fundamentally right. Love thy neighbour and all that.
Are you saying that if you became unemployed and lost all your savings, that you WOULD NOT seek social security money? That you would have you and your family roaming the streets begging?
I don't have a f*ck you attitude.
Your posts have defined the very essence of f*ckyouishness, which is why I am upset, since you are basically saying f*ck you to everyone, including me. You even said that a few months of a dying woman's life is more important than mine, just because you happen to know her and you don't know me. That is unfathomable.
I think we'd all be okay.
Hahaha! Like in the good old days, before social security and the Labour movement? Thigns were great back then, you were born, you worked all hours for not enough food to live on and you died really early.. oh how we were all fine then.
The argument, in essence, is not about being a d*ck, or being nice
It IS! You are judged by your deeds, of course you are. If you don't want to help others (even ones you don't know) then you are by definition not being nice!
I work like hell for my money, and I should be able to do with it as I please. If I'm a saint, and that something is buying homeless people food, great. If I'm an ass, and it's coke and hookers, that should be my choice.
Mmm, except some of it's not yours. You have a legal, social and moral obligation to pay taxes (as outlined above) so that money was never yours to begin with. In this country at least, you never see it, it disappears from your paycheque before you get it, so why worry about it? If they didn't print those lines on your payslip you'd never know it even existed! People who moan about tax are just seeing some numbers on a piece of paper and getting greedy. Well here you are: £999,999! Wow! What a lot of money! Someone should give that to me!
we continually see people saying they can't afford insurance, or their house payment or their car payment, but they sure can afford $200 sneakers, high-dollar clothes, fancy car, plasma TV, drugs, etc
That is a frickin lame assed excuse to avoid any social responsibility. Of course there are a few people like that, but by trotting that old line out every time someone taxes you you are ignoring the majority of people who are hard working but still disadvantaged and need help.
I believe that anyone can have the cash if they really wanted to
My god.. tell you what.. why don't you go into Tescos and speak to a shelf stacker. Tell them that they only want to make minimum wage and don't want to earn any more - see how many incredulous stares you get.
As above - supply outstrips demand - think about it.
