Howard,

You misunderstood what I said.  The first amendment allows even capitalist 
to have an opinion.  capitalism cannot work in a socialist society was my 
other point.  Well, it can, but as Margaret Thatcher is so famous for 
saying, socialism works great until you run out of everybody else's money.

Phil.


Phil.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: This has nothing to do with ham radio


> It's funny, when a law benefits others it's socialism and a bad thing, 
> when
> it benefits us, it isn't socialism and is a good thing.  Every year in my
> work, I meet four or five people who are legally blind because of 
> untreated
> glaucoma.  And why is their glaucoma untreated?  Because they have no 
> Health
> Insurance that's why.  Now, they will get SSI money out of the U.S 
> Treasury
> for the rest of their lives, they will get health insurance through title
> xix, and they will swallow thousands of tax dollars through vocational
> rehabilitation.  These people tend to be people of color, and people with
> poor educations.  It's no shame to be blind, but it's no great honor 
> either.
> I just hate to see people become blind and a burden on the tax payer
> unnecessarily.
>