Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Experience Count? Date:   1/10/2018 1:55:19 PM

I think a lot of liberals now, were raised in this fairy taile, where someone else will always take care of you.  They don't like the military, they believe that police are too violent, and they believe they are entitled to free care.  If left to their own devices, they will lead this country into a socialist state. Which is pretty amazing, since there hasn't been a socialist country that has lasted without a restrictive leadership.  The problem with socialism is that it ignores basic human nature.  I hear people say 'look at Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, etc" as though they are models of great government, but what people don't mention is the tax rate in these countries is enormous.  The UK has a huge tax rate, which is why all these UK entertianers become U.S. citizens - so they don't have to pay half or more of their income to the government so people can have free education, free medical care, etc.  People are already disgusted with services the VA provides to veterans, so I wonder why they will think it will be so much better if we had free medical.  

Liberals want a kind of Utopia.  I love the idea of all this free stuff too, but reality is that it will have to be paid for with a huge increase in taxes.  There is no magic fountain of money that replenishes itself from out of the blue.  I'm probably more liberal on some social issues than many in this forum, but everything has it's costs.