05-10-2007, 09:19 PM
Quote:Equality
Means something other then you think it does. It doesn't mean that a convict has the same rights as a free man, and it doesn't mean that someone with a multi-million yaht should be taxed as much as a single working mom, trying to make ends meet.
What it means is that if that single working mom were to wake up tomorrow with a 6-digit paycheck, and the CEO were to be in rags, then she would be paying as many taxes as he used to, and the same goes for him.
Quote:Well, actually, if you don't pay your property taxes they don't kick you out of your house.
They'll just cut power, water, gas, and won't let you lift a finger without a fine.
Quote:I don't like the government involved in shaping social behavior in any way towards the libertine or the conservative. I believe they have no business in shaping social mores. We rely on other institutions within our society for shaping mores, and preserving those quaint ideas like "marriage" and "family".
Yet, social behaviour and government policy can hardly be seperated when it comes to the legal status of marriages, euthenesia, and the lot. It is as much as stakeholder in that arena as anyone else.
Quote:Again, I instinctively link socialists with progressives here in my area.
Yet the two are not the same, if you want to debate them. If you don't like progressivism, attack it. If you don't like socialism, attack it. Just don't attack progressivists for being socialists, and socialists for being progressivists.
Quote: I believe it is a legal issue with civil unions, and a church issue with the definition of marriage.
So do I.
Quote:quagmire of political correctness and a progressive social agenda, coupled with an increasingly anti-productive socialist economic system. Is that not correct?Sounds about right. Needs a shakeup. Is Sarkozy a good choice for that? I could think of better. Well, maybe I couldn't, but that's beside the point.
Either way, none of that means that any single aspect of what you've outlined is a complete failure. I don't believe the baby has to be thrown out of the bathwater, to stop with the Children's Healthcare Insurance For Adults bills.