Carbuncle.Sevourn said:
Ramuh.Vinvv said:
I haven't taken a look at the app or w/e but I will probably do so on Monday at work...but I'd say eliminating SSI, Medicare, Medicaid may not work for the ones who previously had it but you can always just stop it for X generation.
like babies from X date no longer have that option...something like that maybe?
just so it's not removing stuff from people in real time and such lol.
the ideas you expressed earlier in this thread don't meet
your new arbitrary standard of political practicality
stop being such an idealist
that's why I didn't argue the validity of my idea.
i said that it "could work" and taking away something from a generation that doesn't exist isn't really taking anything away from anything in the reality that i live in since well..babies that haven't been born yet...still haven't been born.
that idea in regard to social security would be more believable IMO :/
but my idea that was brought up while I happened to be on the same tangent as you that was a counter idea did fit my guidelines and hell I even shot it down myself too.
:D
we aren't really going to gain much headway on this though.
but I am flattered that you cared to look a few pages back and bold a few things that you felt were relevant.
i find there to be a bit of a difference between hypothetical arguments and hypothetical statements.
specifically the word argument..or if you want to sue the word discussion you may.
what i said was a statement...or did I have anyone reply to that up until now?
unless you can tell me who's toes we are stepping on with my hypothetical statement i fail to see the lack of consistency that you are trying to point out. Except for the idealist part :/
That's spot on with what I said since it was a what if situation.
The statement I was going against was your small business/individual tax idea not being so sellable on it's foundation.
my idea about SSI idea at least had the "not taking anything from anyonee alive" selling point available.
but hell.
conversational posturing and not really coming to a general consensus...quite a reflection on some things at the capital :P