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<blockquote data-quote="av8torntn" data-source="post: 672550" data-attributes="member: 8259"><p>Actually my point of view is far different. Nobody really cares but I'm a give me liberty kinda guy. While I think everyone can agree that things like social security and Medicare are stupid that is not the main reason I would like to see them gone. The primary reason is that they take away our freedoms. I think we should be allowed to do what we want with our money. If I want to open a charity hospital or save for my own retirement I should be allowed and not penalized. So if it is wrong for the government to tell me how much I can earn after a certain age or what doctors I must use(through Medicare and SSI) it is equally as wrong for them to tell me how much money I must give to Haiti through taxes. In my fantasy world we would not have a central government giving foreign aid to Israel, Pakistan, Somalia, Bosnia, and the list goes on and on. We can ignore the fact that it would be far more efficient for a charity to help in a disaster foreign or domestic than the government. Wait no we cannot just ignore that fact. Take something as simple as a hospital. Living in the Memphis area we have a children's hospital called St. Jude. They are often mentioned as being among the worlds leading children's hospitals. They also happen to be a very well funded charity. They also never turn away any child because they cannot pay. Compare that to a government hospital in town called the Med. They are constantly underfunded by the government to the point where they may even have to close some services. Now to expand that to foreign policy I think we can agree just from all of our own personal observations that the American people are extremely generous with time and money. I remember reading years ago how much money was raised in the states for the IRA. The point being there was not a need for our government to intervene. US citizens have joined the Israeli military. They would likely have no trouble raising money to buy weapons. I see no need for our government to intervene. As I posted earlier<strong> I </strong>feel the reason we give aid to Israel has more to do with being a leftover relic of the cold war than anything else. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In summary I do feel that the domestic government social programs are nothing much more than a liberty grab and the same applies to foreign aid. National defense is a completely different issue for another day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="av8torntn, post: 672550, member: 8259"] Actually my point of view is far different. Nobody really cares but I'm a give me liberty kinda guy. While I think everyone can agree that things like social security and Medicare are stupid that is not the main reason I would like to see them gone. The primary reason is that they take away our freedoms. I think we should be allowed to do what we want with our money. If I want to open a charity hospital or save for my own retirement I should be allowed and not penalized. So if it is wrong for the government to tell me how much I can earn after a certain age or what doctors I must use(through Medicare and SSI) it is equally as wrong for them to tell me how much money I must give to Haiti through taxes. In my fantasy world we would not have a central government giving foreign aid to Israel, Pakistan, Somalia, Bosnia, and the list goes on and on. We can ignore the fact that it would be far more efficient for a charity to help in a disaster foreign or domestic than the government. Wait no we cannot just ignore that fact. Take something as simple as a hospital. Living in the Memphis area we have a children's hospital called St. Jude. They are often mentioned as being among the worlds leading children's hospitals. They also happen to be a very well funded charity. They also never turn away any child because they cannot pay. Compare that to a government hospital in town called the Med. They are constantly underfunded by the government to the point where they may even have to close some services. Now to expand that to foreign policy I think we can agree just from all of our own personal observations that the American people are extremely generous with time and money. I remember reading years ago how much money was raised in the states for the IRA. The point being there was not a need for our government to intervene. US citizens have joined the Israeli military. They would likely have no trouble raising money to buy weapons. I see no need for our government to intervene. As I posted earlier[B] I [/B]feel the reason we give aid to Israel has more to do with being a leftover relic of the cold war than anything else. In summary I do feel that the domestic government social programs are nothing much more than a liberty grab and the same applies to foreign aid. National defense is a completely different issue for another day. [/QUOTE]
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