shine on these crazy diamonds!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Shine-on-you-crazy-Russian-diamond

^ Those surveys are of people who are fully covered! Great for them! What about everybody else?

You don’t get those numbers if the population isn’t right along with it. But – for your edification…

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-10-15-health-poll1.htm

There you go. Poll conducted by Keiser, USA Today, and ABC (no conservatives here) which says that 70% of the UNINSURED are satisfied with their health care. Total population is 88% satisfied. That's as high or higher than the satisfaction rates of people participating in public systems...

You, Winstonfiled_Pennypacker(P), make me sick… closed minded, short sighted, cold hearted piece of human filth, selfish prick, no compassion for anybody but yourself, fear change, fool, selfish bastard...

Its tolerant, patient, open-minded perspectives such as yours that make the neolib movement what it is today. Its always nice to meet folks so accepting of other ideas and points of view. Shine on you crazy diamond.

I would be happy to pay… I would be happy to pay… I would be happy to pay…

Then do so. No one is stopping you. Volunteer at your community clinic. Donate money to your local health care providers. Or if you find that unacceptable, there are forms you can fill out to donate as much as you want to the Federal government so they can spend your money for you. That's the great thing about the conservative approach. You are free to do whatever you want with your time, money, and talent.

The neolib problem is that when they say “I would be happy to pay” they don’t really mean it. They really mean that they want government to pay so they don't have to volunteer time or money. They also mean that they want government to make everyone else do the same thing. But just because there are people that need help does NOT mean that there needs to be a federal program in place to help them. Federal solutions are slow, inefficient, ineffective, indirect, and far more expensive than private alternatives.

But if we look at all the empirical evidence from around the world, we could have universal coverage that would actually cost less, and you STILL would oppose it.

1. No one has supplied any evidence that public health care would be cheaper – in fact the Democrat CBO proved that it won’t save a penny. 2. I oppose it not from fear, but from principle. Government intrusion into private freedom is unnecessary for the reasons I listed above – but more importantly they represent a reduction in human freedom. I will oppose that every time I can because freedom is far more precious and rare than health care.

Why is it that the US is the only industrialized country without universal healthcare?

What a crock. Almost everyone in the USA is a Christian. Does that mean you should be one too? This 'we should do it because they're doing it' mentality is total baloney, and it really is hard to believe it's coming out of the mouth of a self-avowed atheist 'free thinker'. Let's just say I reject this argument for the logical fallacy it is and leave it at that. I will never accept the premise that America should use socialism & fascist methodologies just because other countries do. What a stupid suggestion.

shine on you crazy diamond

Keep it up and soon you will be able to shine on your crazy diamond. Congrats to a fellow Floyd fan!

I'm sure you'll like this. It's the good stuff.
http://www.videosift.com/video/David-Gilmour-Shine-On-You-Crazy-Diamond-part-one

>> ^rougy:
Great find.
If you haven't heard the Animals album (and I suspect you have) get it.

Animals is great indeed, but I would listen to Atom Heart Mother any day over it

*promote, you crazy diamond!

Thank you my brother, and congrats!

In reply to this comment by moodonia:
Yay! I can now promote so as promised Kronos here we go with the floyd! *promote

Shine on, you crazy diamond.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

Shine on you crazy diamond. Thanks for your contributions to the Sift.

Just doing my part to help these Philistines see the light. (Farhad would be so proud.

In reply to this comment by rasch187:
Cheers, mate

I just, like 5 minutes ago, submitted a video I know you'll love: http://www.videosift.com/video/Pink-Floyd-Shine-On-You-Crazy-Diamond

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
*promote

Cheers, mate

I just, like 5 minutes ago, submitted a video I know you'll love: http://www.videosift.com/video/Pink-Floyd-Shine-On-You-Crazy-Diamond

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
*promote

Thanks, buddy!

In reply to this comment by moodonia:
Hey Kp! Thanks for the link, I've hit my bandwidth limit for the month, got a few movies, and partly due to repeatedly watching your Hubble video with shine on you crazy diamond on the new tv, very spacy Soon as I get a promote, more people must see it!

Hey Kp! Thanks for the link, I've hit my bandwidth limit for the month, got a few movies, and partly due to repeatedly watching your Hubble video with shine on you crazy diamond on the new tv, very spacy Soon as I get a promote, more people must see it!

Shine on Mario, you crazy diamond.

Seriously though; great sift!