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But it's not as bad as Benn Stien would like you to believe. In most cases, like the Affordable Care Act, non-citizens cannot get coverage.
However non-taxpayers, which is pretty much anyone who is unemployed, or makes less than $10/hour, can get all the free health care they want, either through the ACA or Medicare.
So, instead of whining like a bitch about the few illegals who get free health care, why not do something about the lack of decent jobs and the shit wages paid by huge corporations like Wal*Mart. Then folks could pay for health insurance.
McDonalds in Belgium pays a minimum of $20 per hour, but charges only 50 cents more for a Big Mac, and they make good profits. Fact, republican jerk-offs.
Or can just continue to be whiny bitches like Ben.
But it's not as bad as Benn Stien would like you to believe. In most cases, like the Affordable Care Act, non-citizens cannot get coverage.
However non-taxpayers, which is pretty much anyone who is unemployed, or makes less than $10/hour, can get all the free health care they want, either through the ACA or Medicare.
So, instead of whining like a bitch about the few illegals who get free health care, why not do something about the lack of decent jobs and the shit wages paid by huge corporations like Wal*Mart. Then folks could pay for health insurance.
McDonalds in Belgium pays a minimum of $20 per hour, but charges only 50 cents more for a Big Mac, and they make good profits. Fact, republican jerk-offs.
Or can just continue to be whiny bitches like Ben.
Ben Stein's Savior ?
:mj07::mj07::mj07: Great question BBC :toast::mj07::mj07::mj07:
But you know of course that Ben is bound for Hell. :facepalm:
Hell Bound Ben, Buddy's hero. :mj07::mj07:
You do realize that Jesus was as socialist and anti-capital as anyone in history, right?
Or do we simply overlook that basic fact as well???
Peace!
No, Cherry.
Christ was not a socialist. Jesus preached personal responsibility.
Christ would never agree with a government stealing money from one person to give it to another.
Christ was not a socialist. Jesus preached personal responsibility.
Christ would never agree with a government stealing money from one person to give it to another.
I'm not entirely sure how you've managed to twist the good book's teachings to serve your own personal agenda, but these direct quotes clearly indicate a direct opposition to what you steadfastly continually promote....
Deuteronomy 15:7, 11
If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.
Deuteronomy 24:14
Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Matthew 19 includes an account of a young man asking Jesus what he must do to receive eternal life. His answer (in italics) could be interpreted as being a socialist principle: ??if you will enter into life, keep the commandments. He said unto Him, Which? Jesus said?You shall love your neighbor as yourself? (vs. 17-19).
Jesus also instructed, ?If you will be perfect, go and sell that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me? (vs. 21).
So many other examples of "socialism" and "communism" to choose from. So where exactly does Jesus cite "personal responsibility" and, as an extension, only caring about oneself???
Insofar as your definition of socialism is concerned, it's quite clear that you have chosen to accept this particular permutation:
Socialism - Merriam-Webster Online
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialism
a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies.
However, it is but one of many definitions. To those predisposed to hope for humankind, we tend to reject the simple government-led understanding and instead propose a much more palatable and radical conception:
What is Socialism?
Central to the meaning of socialism is common ownership. This means the resources of the world being owned in common by the entire global population.
In practice, common ownership will mean everybody having the right to participate in decisions on how global resources will be used. It means nobody being able to take personal control of resources, beyond their own personal possessions.
Democratic control is therefore also essential to the meaning of socialism. Socialism will be a society in which everybody will have the right to participate in the social decisions that affect them. These decisions could be on a wide range of issues?one of the most important kinds of decision, for example, would be how to organise the production of goods and services.
Production under socialism would be directly and solely for use. With the natural and technical resources of the world held in common and controlled democratically, the sole object of production would be to meet human needs. This would entail an end to buying, selling and money. Instead, we would take freely what we had communally produced. The old slogan of "from each according to ability, to each according to needs" would apply.
In socialism, everybody would have free access to the goods and services designed to directly meet their needs and there need be no system of payment for the work that each individual contributes to producing them. All work would be on a voluntary basis. Producing for needs means that people would engage in work that has a direct usefulness. The satisfaction that this would provide, along with the increased opportunity to shape working patterns and conditions, would bring about new attitudes to work. - See more at: http://www.worldsocialism.org/english/what-socialism#sthash.pzD2NKBy.dpuf
Or even more simply....
noun
1. a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
2. procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
3. (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.
Once again, in its purest form, there is no mention of government whatsoever.
Peace!
Thanks for the Google lesson, Cherry. Or did you use Bing?
"Jesus + Bible verses + socialism"
Wow. Lotta thought into that.....
Have you ever READ the Bible? Are you a Christian or an agnostic / atheist?
Being a good samaritan and living a good charitable life does not make you a socialist or a communist.
Unfortunately, before the world became a nanny state, people looked to the churches, etc for charity and help when down on their luck.
Now, they all look to .gov
"Jesus + Bible verses + socialism"
Wow. Lotta thought into that.....
Have you ever READ the Bible? Are you a Christian or an agnostic / atheist?
Being a good samaritan and living a good charitable life does not make you a socialist or a communist.
Unfortunately, before the world became a nanny state, people looked to the churches, etc for charity and help when down on their luck.
Now, they all look to .gov
But Jesus loves the Marxists back. Harder than getting a camel through a needle some say.
