Subj : Re: Most memorable modern
To : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Gamgee
Date : Fri May 30 2025 08:38 pm
-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Boraxman <=-
Bo> I'm tired of having to duck and weave. People that promote DEI, far
Bo> Left politics, the have to GO.
pF> Who's to say what's far left? It's too easy to lump whatever you want
pF> into "Woke" or "Far Left" and not debate the merits.
pF> Having some form of socialized health care so people don't go bankrupt
pF> paying medical bills? Being able to provide care for people before they
pF> need to go to an emergency room because they don't have a means of
pF> obtaining health care otherwise?
pF> Providing school lunches so kids who otherwise wouldn't get a
pF> meal can go through school with something in their stomach and learn
pF> more effectively?
pF> There are countless other social programs that have societal impacts -
pF> lower emergency care costs, higher school test scores and smarter kids.
pF> Both of which benefit society as a whole.
As a person who is *decidedly* "not-left", I like this post, and agree
with everything in it.
But..., the only problem with ALL of that is that the money allocated to
such things is generally wasted/frauded/abused/stolen/diverted by
corrupt assholes and doesn't get used for what it's meant for.
Just like all other "social programs" like welfare/foodstamps/rent, etc.
The "answer" to all of that, by the Left, is to increase taxes on all of
us, rather than STOPPING the corruption and blatant mis-management.
That's a problem for me. <SHRUG>
pF> I've been called far left on the Fido Politics board.
I don't doubt it. I only recently subscribed to that sewer, and am
going to pull the plug on it, today.
