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  • #31
    Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
    Could you please provide examples of the supposed behavior in question? And do you understand that most of what I post is partly ironic and partly genuine?

    Yes, the hardest part of reading your posts is sifting through the crap.
    “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
    "Capitalism ho!"

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    • #32
      Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
      I would love to expropriate all those suburban middle/upper-middle class ****ers (the most pampered demographic around) and take away the mortgage interest deduction, the health insurance exemption and the personal exemption for dependents
      I agree. In my admittedly uninformed opinion, the government helped bring about the mortgage crisis by getting banks to give out loans to people with bad credit. The health insurance exemption is also where we get **** like dental insurance.

      4) I believe in a redistributionist State, an efficient tax and benefit system, and allowing individuals to make their own production and consumption decisions
      While this isn't strictly economics, it's extremely important to keep in mind the fact that government spending can be government control. Freedom is antithetical to government control. We've seen some rather alarming examples already during the Obama administration, the most recent one being the Dept of Health threatening to essentially force out of business any insurance company that told customers about costs going up due to the healthcare law.

      This is one of the reasons Communism and democracy are mutually exclusive. When the guy you vote for is your boss, he can fire you for speaking out.
      If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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      • #33
        HC, you ARE suburban upper middle class!

        The health insurance exemption is also where we get **** like dental insurance.
        huh?
        "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
        "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
          HC, you ARE suburban upper middle class!
          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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          • #35
            I want to know what this dental insurance tirade is about. I am completely lost.
            "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
            "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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            • #36
              That's a first.
              Indifference is Bliss

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
                I want to know what this dental insurance tirade is about. I am completely lost.
                Uhh maybe if we didn't have the health insurance exemption then people would have dental care bundled into their health insurance? I think that's what he means.

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by gribbler View Post
                  Uhh maybe if we didn't have the health insurance exemption then people would have dental care bundled into their health insurance? I think that's what he means.
                  is that why vision is also separated? I don't know I always wondered why that was. Dental and vision are so cheap relative to health insurance. I just assumed they were separated because they were more specialist-oriented but I suppose that's not really a good reason since medical insurance period covers specialist visits usually.
                  "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
                  "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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                  • #39
                    You guys don't have dental bundled in your health insurance??
                    "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                    Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by Asher View Post
                      You guys don't have dental bundled in your health insurance??
                      I didn't. Dental and vision were separate from medical. Dental and vision combined cost me like $1 a week though compared to ~$50 a week for medical All were the best plans my employer at the time offered.
                      "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
                      "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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                      • #41
                        LOL

                        Ghetto ass country

                        Wanna know how much my medical insurance is per week?

                        ZERO
                        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                        Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                        • #42
                          BUT YOU PAY MORE IN TAXES!!! you scream!

                          My marginal income tax rate in Canada is 36%
                          My marginal income tax rate in the USA would be 35.65% according to this: http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-f...tax-rate-9546/
                          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                          • #43
                            Apparently Canada is more economically "free".

                            http://www.heritage.org/index/Ranking.aspx

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by DaShi View Post
                              Yes, the hardest part of reading your posts is sifting through the crap.
                              There is a lot of it...
                              12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
                              Stadtluft Macht Frei
                              Killing it is the new killing it
                              Ultima Ratio Regum

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by gribbler View Post
                                Uhh maybe if we didn't have the health insurance exemption then people would have dental care bundled into their health insurance? I think that's what he means.
                                No, what he means is that people wouldn't rationally insure against dental care costs without the tax incentive.

                                The point is that dental "insurance" is quite silly. The costs are relatively low (e.g. the last dental insurance plan I was on had a 1500$ annual benefit cap) so there is no real need for insurance as such.
                                12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
                                Stadtluft Macht Frei
                                Killing it is the new killing it
                                Ultima Ratio Regum

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