Quote:That's one of the advantages of the system in Canada. I can think of others. But on the other hand, why should someone who smokes all their life and doesn't have medical problems have to pay?
How do you prove a medical problem was caused by smoking?
Living in a high-crime area or an area below sea level are not inherently self-destructive acts. Smoking is an inherently self-destructive act. Not maintaining dykes and levies is, while certainly a what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you-people issue, not something under the direct control of the people requiring aid. Not rescuing the people who actually made those decisions, while a nice idea from the poetic justice standpoint, likely waste time and resources better used on helping more people.
Quote:I might not be the best person to ask that last question... Nothing gives you a low opinion of your fellow man like working in retail.
I don't think there is anything inherently inborn to Americans that they would be incapable ofproviding these services. If you want to end curruption and graft, you can do it. Just vote compotent people into office. Or are you claiming that the American people are so innately stupid and childish that they can't be trusted?
But, let's assume I'm not that cynical for a moment. It's still going to take some time due to the length of senate terms, nonelected positions, and the like. And then one has to set up a new system while keeping everything else from falling apart. It'd also be nice if it was set up in such a way that people who hated it wouldn't be able to do major damage in the way you say is happening in Canada.
Well, it'd be nice, but I don't expect it to happen anytime soon.
-Morgan.