Reply #71: This is exactly why I oppose him... the privatization thing... when he

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was a practising doctor, he refused patients who use medicare because on pricipal he believes that the consumer should find a private company to pay their way... This is the debate I have with a lot of Pinkers who are propping Paul up like he's the next saint.... I had an in depth debate with this one woman and explained that we are the govt. saying we want smaller govt, is saying we don't want ourselves... If we want public transportation, healthcare, an education, and environmental and consumer protections, it is our right to have these things... And like it or not, taxes pay for these services. Corporations cannot be trusted, because they have to make a profit. They will cut corners and provide shitty service all in the name of the stock holders (and it is their job to do this--its illegal for a business not to make money).

Anyway. I won't allow my dicontent for the way these agencies run now, addle my brain into thinking that these agencies aren't necessary. They just need a president and a legislative branch to make them work for us.