Quote Originally Posted by thefunk View Post
hehe capitalism vs socialism arguments (or whatever).

Maybe consider this story - i've got a baby daughter born 4 months early and stayed in hospital for a year before coming home. To cut a really long story short if we were in the states we may have be bankrupt, homeless and probably baby-less. Here, not questions asked, just what's the best for the kid. She's developing fine and ahead of expectation (have a less that 10% chance of survival this time last year).

I'm not saying our system is good or works or whatever but sometimes not putting a price of a life or operation can make such a huge difference. After that experience i've decided to stop judging people and accept that people will always take advantage of a policy.

Would you still withdraw your tax dollars from her if it meant also removing support for a family that really needs it?

And if you're still concerned about your tax dollars, god forbid anything were to ever happen to you which may require generosity from anyone. Because you would then understand why these measures are in place, and you would be glad you're not running the government hehe.

In peace.
ditto!!!!