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Topic	Why can't there be a donation system in place of a lot of existing taxes
Antifar 08/23/17 3:26:00 PM #67:	Balrog0 posted... Antifar posted... Hearts and souls won't keep Aetna afloat. how can you be a socialist when you think something like that It's capitalism that demands monetary profit as the bottom line for firms. Shareholders will not accept "being nice" as a return on their investment. Now, I think that this is a deeply immoral system, and of course there has to be room for projects and programs that don't meet capital's demand for profit. But I'm talking about how things are, not how they should be. In the US, the government took on healthcare for the oldest (and generally most expensive) and the poorest (those with the least ability to pay) precisely because they are unprofitable to cover. A government has a duty to its citizens in a way that insurance companies do not, and it is not beholden to the profit motive. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:885315525] in Why can't ... [t:75699974]...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>Hearts and souls won't keep Aetna afloat. </quote> how can you be a socialist when you think something like that</quote> It's capitalism that demands monetary profit as the bottom line for firms. Shareholders will not accept "being nice" as a return on their investment. Now, I think that this is a deeply immoral system, and of course there has to be room for projects and programs that don't meet capital's demand for profit. But I'm talking about how things are, not how they should be. In the US, the government took on healthcare for the oldest (and generally most expensive) and the poorest (those with the least ability to pay) precisely because they are unprofitable to cover. A government has a duty to its citizens in a way that insurance companies do not, and it is not beholden to the profit motive. --- kin to all that throbs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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