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HandsOff's Debates
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Many uninsured can afford health insurance but refuse to make it a priority.
Ask a liberal why health insurance ought to be provided by the government, and they will tell you it is a necessity, and one that too many people cannot afford. I too agree that health insurance is a necessity. But if you look at how the uninsured spend their money you will see their spending habits hardly mirror their supposed convictions. I've never been uninsured, even as a dirt poor college student. Instead I sacrificed elsewhere to make my monthly health insurance payment. I realize the...
Taxation is the confiscation of individual life and liberty and should therefore be minimized.
Life is represented by time on earth. Money is a representation of the time spent earning it. Liberty, in a popular sense, is one's ability to do with his life (i.e. time and money) what he sees fit, as long as he does not infringe on the rights of others. It follows that confiscating one's money is no different than confiscating his life and liberty. I do not make this point as an argument against taxation. I believe minimal taxation is necessary to provide for the defense of basic freedoms...
Women rely heavily on the opinions of others in selecting a companion.
I'm generalizing of course. But guys, if you want to ruin your chances with a female (regardless of how attracted she is to you physically) just find a way to make sure her friends disapprove of you. The perceived personal status that would result from a prospective romantic alliance weighs heavily on a woman's decision to select or reject a man. Do not confuse my claim to mean women will only seek men with fame, fortune or good looks to increase their status. Depending on a woman's peer group,...
If Obama and his followers were consistent they would resemble communists.
Despite the fact that nowhere in our founding documents is health care declared a "right," Obama (and his supporters) declare it a right because it is a human necessity. But there is a huge problem with using this type of logic to justify government's role in providing services. If the degree of necessity is the criteria for converting a private service into a public entitlement, then universal food, clothing, water, shelter, transportation, etc. should also be on the agenda. Most of these items...
There is no way to even ballpark what percentage of global warming is caused by CO2 gases.
Most global warming fans will admit that CO2 (both natural and man-made) is just one of the many factors that contribute to global warming, both present and past. Most will also admit that long before cars and factories came about, wild temperature swings in both directions occurred under relatively stable CO2 levels. Additionally, most will admit there is no reason to believe these natural (non-CO2) factors are not contributing to the current warming trend. If this is the case, the percentage o...
Scientists have no proof that humans are responsible for a significant amount of global warming.
There, I said it. And it's true. Even scientists who "believe" humans are largely repsonsible for recent temperature changes will admit they do not have definitive proof. The PR campaign of the left claiming scientists "have reached" a consensus implies the research is finally complete. However, a "consensus" is only 51 percent, and no one is stopping to consider that legitimate science is a product of fact and not popularity or speculation in the absence of conclusive evidence. The liberals and...
We should take action against Global Warming
There is clear evidence that the world is warming. There is no reason to believe it won't continue warming. This will be disastrous for many people and other species in the world. Therefore it is hypocritical and unethical not to act against it....
Wealthy people are a minority in the U.S. and deserve protection from unfair discrimination.
It is wrong for the majority to single out a minority and treat them differently than the rest of society. We have rightly put all sorts of anti-discrimination legislation in place to ensure that minorities are treated equally as well as the rest of us. Unfortunately the crusade to ensure fairness ends abruptly when it comes to those the government considers affluent. They are taxed at a higher percentage then their fellow Americans and are constantly exploited as a source to pay for the mismana...
Universal health care nuts should also be in favor of universal food, shelter, clothing, etc.
If universal health care crowd were capable of being a little more consistent, they'd be communists. Despite the fact that nowhere in our founding documents is health care declared a "right," proponents who want to make it a right point to the fact that health care is a human necessity. But there is a huge problem with this argument. If the degree of necessity is the criteria for converting a private service into a public entitlement, why isn't universal food, clothing, water, shelter, transport...
Wealthy people are a minority in the U.S. and deserve protection from unfair discrimination.
It is wrong to single out a minority and treat them differently than the rest of society. This country has put all sorts of policies in place to protect minorities and insure that they are treated equally as well as the rest. Unfortunately the guarantees of fairness stop with those the government considers affluent. They are taxed at a higher percentage then their fellow Americans, and are constantly exploited as a source to pay for the mismanagement of our country's finances on the part of the...