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Originally Posted by SirNik84
This bill is a way to further expand the roll of government in our personal lives. This is already a problem. I'm a member of the younger generation... I'm 26. I have friends who are not complaining about working during finals... they are complaining about their welfair checks getting delayed. I've talked to them about being on welfair, and they see it as an entitlement. My friend worked a good job, his wife got pregnant. and then he lost his job. they went from unemployment to welfair because of their child. now my friend is back in school taking classes, living off government grants and welfair for his child. they do not feel ashamed at all to be in this situation, to them its part of being a US citizen. this health care bill will only expand what they see as rightfully theirs.
On the flip side I work 40hrs a week, and bought a house last year. If I'm not at work, I'm repairing my house or my car, trying to save money. The younger generation is not compleatly screwed... but I can tell you that at least 50% of the people I know think they are entitled to goverment programs, and I think that mindset is the most dangerous part of this converstaion.
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No offense, and I'm glad to hear your doing the right thing; but your comments about "kids today" could probably be applied to every generation in modern history. Somehow they all grow up and become responsible (so they can screw up the next generation).
I do agree that there is room for abuse in the system, but I also don't think it's the end of life as we know it or part of some master plan. This is the kind of stuff they won't even make it into the footnotes of a history book in 100 years. If you have insurance, it probably will never affect you; when you are earning mid-six figures, you may have to pay some more taxes.