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The2ndWheel

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29. There is that social contract that nobody actually signed

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 12:33 PM

Nov 2013

Your consent being implied by your birth. A nation of 300+ million people, and all that really holds us together are taxes, that you're forced to pay under threat of penalty, and have little if any direct choice in how much you pay, or what you pay for(unless you're wealthy and have good lawyers I guess).

You have distant government authority, with one person "representing" far too many people to actually represent them at any given time, coupled with the technology mentioned in another response which makes people need each other even less outside of collective tax money, and I'm not sure where a social mindset is supposed to come from any of that.

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I have a response to everyone that doesn't understand why maternity coverage is required. [View all] ehrnst Nov 2013 OP

So many in America do not have "the social" mindset. I have riversedge Nov 2013 #1

Our sense of community is very exclusive, not inclusive. CrispyQ Nov 2013 #12

There is that social contract that nobody actually signed The2ndWheel Nov 2013 #29

Agree completely in sharing cost. Plus, I bet amount we all pay, ain't more than a dollar or two Hoyt Nov 2013 #2

I don't have kids, but I pay for public schools. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #3

Exactly - the cost of bad public education is shared by all. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2013 #4

But the bad education itself, is shared by all. RC Nov 2013 #11

You mean Sharter Schools? WowSeriously Nov 2013 #17

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #27

Why thank you! WowSeriously Nov 2013 #31

you're welcome gopiscrap Nov 2013 #35

What private enterprise do you pay to for the public schools? Fumesucker Nov 2013 #7

I'm talking about paying taxes. I said nothing about private enterprises. n/t Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #8

You said you couldn't understand the difference Fumesucker Nov 2013 #28

Whenever I need you to explain something to me, I'll let you know, mmkay? n/t Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #34

She didn't get pregnant by herself Nite Owl Nov 2013 #5

and if it is a preemie? mopinko Nov 2013 #10

Who is "they"? People without children are being asked to pay, as well. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #23

I'll never get prostate cancer. JaneyVee Nov 2013 #6

Why doesn't this site have a @$@#ing 'like' button yet? AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #20

I really don't understand why or how the dems let these issues get away from the. These are easy wiggs Nov 2013 #9

"Not every person gets pregnant, but every person is born " kag Nov 2013 #13

Same reason coverage for cancer, broken bones, or hemorrhoids is standard frazzled Nov 2013 #14

same reason everyone pays taxes to fund education scheming daemons Nov 2013 #15

I'm wondering if prostate coverage spartan61 Nov 2013 #16

i pay for many things i dont personally use. it's because i wish to live in civil society La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2013 #18

some a-hole GOP pol actually said it's a "choice to have a child" ZRT2209 Nov 2013 #19

That's been said right here at DU gollygee Nov 2013 #24

it is not consistent with progressive or democratic views, it is a Handmaid's Tale view ZRT2209 Nov 2013 #25

You won't hear disagreement on that point from me. Nt gollygee Nov 2013 #26

Exactly. We ALL benefited from maternal care at some point. SunSeeker Nov 2013 #21

This is *for-profit* insurance. Not taxes and guaranteed care, but premiums and guaranteed profits. Romulox Nov 2013 #22

- and they will be making less profit for delivering more care- than ever bettyellen Nov 2013 #30

That's not what Wall Street traders are betting on! Romulox Nov 2013 #32

because so many more people will be insured, and that is awesome! bettyellen Nov 2013 #33

You just said they'd be making less profit. Guess that doesn't make much sense, huh? nt Romulox Nov 2013 #36