tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post114235867793068135..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: This Business of GoverningRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1165228296530895202006-12-04T02:31:00.000-08:002006-12-04T02:31:00.000-08:00Hello. Good day Who listens to what music? I Love ...Hello. Good day <BR/>Who listens to what music? <BR/>I Love songs Justin Timberlake and Paris HiltonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1165156221933841592006-12-03T06:30:00.000-08:002006-12-03T06:30:00.000-08:00Hi people I do not know what to give for Christmas...Hi people <BR/>I do not know what to give for Christmas of the to friends, advise something ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1142607152494321982006-03-17T06:52:00.000-08:002006-03-17T06:52:00.000-08:00thanks all for commenting. I always like to see wh...thanks all for commenting. I always like to see what others think on any topic and disagreement is as welcome as agreement. It's what makes for full discourse :)Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1142601378749450692006-03-17T05:16:00.000-08:002006-03-17T05:16:00.000-08:00Hi, yes, okay, I see.Greetings from Austria, Brigi...Hi, yes, okay, I see.<BR/>Greetings from Austria, BrigitteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1142539525451583782006-03-16T12:05:00.000-08:002006-03-16T12:05:00.000-08:00Oh WELL SAID!! Like Fran, I am not an OUT FRONT t...Oh WELL SAID!! Like Fran, I am not an OUT FRONT type of person, and will never debate politics, I do however know what I want my government to be/do for me, and some of it does come at a cost. I need to spend more time than I have here thinking about it at length and Then I will respond back. <BR/><BR/>I like the way you word things. I will be back....Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118106177725242820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1142521134496853172006-03-16T06:58:00.000-08:002006-03-16T06:58:00.000-08:00Brigitte, it seems like that would be a good topic...Brigitte, it seems like that would be a good topic to consider in the future -- health care and whether universal can be done without high tax rates and still provide the patients with choices for their care. In our country, the USA, the current tax rate on the main bulk of the middle class is probably about 45 or 48% right now and we are going into the hole. My feeling is that if our nation did universal health care, which I would like to see some form of, but if we did, there is no way we could end up with less than 60% tax rate on the main ones paying taxes (bottom pays nothing or little and top gets out of a lot also). I have some ideas on how we might do health care but will have to take a blog to do it. <BR/><BR/>I didn't do any research for that sentence for required percentages and was not trying to say an exact figure even for this country but was trying to make the point that people want things but usually don't count up the cost-- in personal or government life. <BR/><BR/>I definitely used the term socialist loosely *s* I was thinking I should have gone back to rephrase it -- more socialist leaning-- as words have meaning and I used that one too casually.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1142500617663936492006-03-16T01:16:00.000-08:002006-03-16T01:16:00.000-08:00Hi, I'm just wondering what you're talking about. ...Hi, I'm just wondering what you're talking about. Socialist countries? You mean perhaps a country like Sweden where socialdemocrats are running the government? Their universal health care doesn't amount to 60%. The total sum of all taxes, health insurance, unemployment insurance, retirement pension amounts to 48% of the income. So it's definitely not just health care, and that makes a difference, doesn't it? BrigitteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1142490476446559472006-03-15T22:27:00.000-08:002006-03-15T22:27:00.000-08:00These are really good questions, Rain, and I guess...These are really good questions, Rain, and I guess I'm one of those persons who has more or less given up where politics are concerned. I never felt this apathetic before; I've always been an activist. Politics, which should be a heroic profession, is so shady, so corrupt. You have made me think, however. When I was young everything was black and white; now almost everything is seen in shades of gray. <BR/><BR/>I do idealistically think that universal health care is the moral thing to do so there is some form of equality. Most of my Canadian, Irish and Brit friends tell me it is a good thing. Right now only the poor and indigent get health care--and the rich buy it. The middle class pays through the nose for it--and I'm living example of that. I worked full-time for way beyond what I wanted to--because with my cancer history, I couldn't afford to be without employer's health insurance. Or maybe I just didn't trust that the universe would take care of me. <BR/><BR/>As for abortion, I have extremely mixed emotions because though I believe in choice, I think it is done so mindlessly now that it has become a form of birth control. I've always believed that abortion is a last resort. <BR/><BR/>Nothing is going to change while we are paying for an immoral war in Iraq. Our government is in very sad shape--and yet, I am proud to be an American. But--I guess I'm going to let you--and those who still have the fire within them--to force change. But--like I said--you make me think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1142476221893328632006-03-15T18:30:00.000-08:002006-03-15T18:30:00.000-08:00Making a personal inventory of what we want and do...Making a personal inventory of what we want and don't want from our government is a basic that is forgotten. I agree.<BR/>About universal health care: Countries with universal health care like Israel and New Zealand, I hear from family and friends, have better care for anyone willing to pay. The length of time to wait for universal care is rediculous as compared with care availabe to paying clients. <BR/>I'll ask people I know about health care in Australia. If they would like the government to have less say. I'll get back to report later.Diane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.com