The copay assumes the 99% treat healthcare like spiteful buffet gorgers

[anon50609448]

They aren’t talking about repurposing money from unrelated things, they are talking about repurposing funds that are currently being spent on healthcare. This isn’t saying you can pay for part of your new car by selling your house, it’s saying you can pay for part of your new car by selling your old car.

[anon76197405]

@lolipop_jones

That’s because the rest of the world combined yells for American troops every time a war gets started. I can sure as hell live without that.

Glad you’re finally putting your conservative tribal willful ignorance right out in the open and people can safely ignore you outright from now on.

[gracchus]

@jeezers

Glad you’re finally putting your conservative tribal willful ignorance right out in the open and people can safely ignore you outright from now on.

Side note regarding ignoring people, this is an option provided by user @tinoesroho:

[Proposal][code] A Mute User Feature for the BBS

Hello everybody, your local friendly neighbourhood ghost popping in. After extensive development and testing in a certain Cafe, I’m proud to unveil an Ignore User function - which is relatively easy for the admins here to implement and relatively lightweight on client-side. If you’ve had a bad day and don’t want to deal with somebody’s blatherings, this code adds a convenient mute button. Click the microphone button (beside the timestamp). A prompt will ask you if you’re sure you want to mute …

Thanks to the great moderation on the site by @orenwolf and co., I can count on one hand the number of users to whom I apply this Mute client-side functionality. Still, not having to hear the attempts of those few to derail has improved my experience on this site immensely.

[Medievalist]

@lolipop_jones

The purpose of the tax system should be to raise money, not to reward one industry or business model over another

High on the list of “talking points to avoid”

It is not possible to spend money without sponsoring some industry or business model.

And remember, the US and state governments have always used tax-funded spending to influence trade. For example, building public works that democratize market access (such as highways, piers and village commons) to encourage fair competition and participation in open trade. It’s generally because of this that Americans have more opportunities to gain private wealth than people in countries where no such spending has occurred. Choosing to spend sustainably or in a way that employs the poor is not a novel extension of the idea.