Imaginos1892 wrote:The E wrote:You are asking me for my opinion and then complain that my opinion isn't completely factual.
I require some rational basis for 'nobody deserves more than $150,000' beyond 'The E
feels that way'. You have not provided any. You just want the government to chop down every tree that grows 'too tall' because they make you feel inadequate.
The rational basis is that 150k USD per year, or 12.5k USD per month, should be more than enough for a single person to afford a decent living, a decent home, and enough to afford whatever amenities such a person desires.
Again, if that isn't the case, why isn't it? And why are you so adamantly avoiding that question?
So, you agree — you are bragging that the government has 'freed' you from taking any responsibility for your own life. You are thrilled to be taken care of like a baby forever. It's exactly the same 'freedom' you'd have if you never moved out of Mommy's house.
Ha, no.
Please explain to me how having to put money away for health care costs means you're more free -- After all, statistically speaking, you have to pay more for it than I do (even taking into account the taxes I pay), and for worse service at that.
Explain how you are more free in considering how and where to get educated, when you have to pay as much as you have to for university education.
Explain how you are more free when you are under constant pressure to earn enough money to avoid losing your home.
You see, by agreeing to be part of the social security systems my country has chosen to institute, I am more free to make meaningful decisions in my life, whereas you are constrained by having to worry about eventualities.
You are, of course, free to ridicule me for being healthier, happier, and less anxious than you are. But I am not sure why you'd think that would make you look better than me.
I pay taxes and save money, because I don't want the government to 'take care' of me. I do not want to hand control of my life over to the government. I did move out of Mommy's house.
Feel free to point out how my government controls my life. I am sure, reasonable and facts-driven person that you are, you have a few well-researched examples that can show that what you are posting here is not random drivel written by someone with no understanding of life in my country, but rather objective fact.