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People need motivation to achieve beyond and above, and besides, if it weren't for these folks, how would your redistribution schemes work?

Fighting against capitalism is like fighting against the wind. You just have to take precautions against hurricanes and tornadoes (political corruptio...

Who is "they."

I think this guy is right-on. I wish there was more people like him in this forum.

Social man is corrupt. I believe we can all agree on this. So what's a society to do? You can attempt to attenuate the corruption at the top through s...

Survival.

Why would I be angry? Do you believe you have that type of influence on people here? You just come-off as if you are quite knowledgeable. If I was spe...

It's not about winning. Instead, it's about giving people the freedom and responsibility to make the best life possible for themselves and their famil...

Yeah.

It's not that you can't successfully plan things, it's just that you have to allow for those things that take place after your plan was designed (assu...

And there-in lies the beauty.

Vagueness is a lack of clarity. Almost all people are confused by the continuous conversation they have with little voice inside their head. Instead o...

Other than religionists, scientists have to be the biggest bullshitters out there. Considering the idea that the human mind has no access to reality i...

Here's the take-home message. Once people form poor life habits, it is difficult if not impossible to change their ways, so the emphasis should be on ...

Next time you go to your doctor, preface your observations/comments by telling him/her that you know everything. That should resolve your issues with ...

Justify mass slaughter any way you like. People have been doing it forever.

Let's say you go the THE best doctor in the world. Is that enough? I say no (and I should know). What I am saying is that the patient can (and should)...

Corporatism and massive corruption on every level.

Those are container ships loader with Chinese imports that have been sitting of the coast of LA/Long Beach. I did hear that there was a rowboat that h...

Go tell that to the 100M people murdered by the Communist/Socialist governments in the 20th century.

Corporate power is derived from governments. Look at what governments did over something like COVID. Just about shut-down the world.

What would you like me to tell you? Do you believe that I should decide for all 335M Americans? You have X amount of money, so people need to decide h...

Well, Jack, life is change and you have to keep moving forward. Unless you work within this (U.S.) system, it's difficult to understand the subtleties...

What could be more oppressive than a government system? If you've gotten to the point where you fear change (because things could get worse), you know...

It's not either or, as the sooner (profit) allows the later (virtues).

There are problems in this health care system from A-Z. It is a system designed by bureaucrats and corporations for the benefit of bureaucrats and cor...

Unfortunately, so few health care providers have been willing to tell it like it is (for all kinds of reasons) but it is as you say it is...horribly f...

And you base this on what information?

What amazing insight. After being in practice for four decades and giving 100% to each and every patient while fighting tooth and nail with insurance ...

In theory, this debt bubble has to pop sooner or later. That's the main impediment to growth. Since all matter is energy, that issue should take care ...

I am on Medicare, as well. It is what it is...unsustainable. Soon you will be able to spend nearly an unlimited amount of money keeping one person ali...

Why would I infer such a thing? By taking responsibility for your own health means doing whatever you can to stay healthy, and if something comes up, ...

That's up to each society to determine. You want to bankrupt your society trying to keep everybody alive forever, go for it!

Capitalism is what it is.. What's mostly wrong wit it are the incredible levels of corruption that have plagued every system. So, would you rather hav...

It truly amazes me how dependent (intelligent) people have become. You people act as if am asking for two kidneys and a liver instead of just suggesti...

So we can all agree that present system, be it private insurance or a national health model, is clearly not working (as is the case for all Western in...

Buy low, sell high.

Statistics are how large organisations decide if goals have been reached (and they are never about individuals). They always allow for the failures be...

The government-corporate coalition that controls health care pretty much everywhere is about as authoritarian as it gets. In the U.S., un-affordable m...

This is exactly how broken the health care system is (as are all institutions). Keep in mind that there still are some good doctors out there. You jus...

This is a global dis-grace. If you want any further proof that the world is being run by adult-children, here it is. Allowing porn access to all ages ...

No, the problem is that people are too damn lazy. Have these schools poisoned your minds to the extent where you simply believe there is no purpose to...

There is an old saying in medicine that goes.... "If you listen carefully enough, the patient will tell you EXACTLY what is wrong with them." Never di...

In most cases this is true. The key is in understanding why this is the case. Let's eliminate the ego-factor that many high achieving individuals seem...

Seriously, though, educate yourselves as much as you can. Your value in this world (to yourself and others) is what you know. And here's something I h...

For some, for sure.

You guys are in for a BIG surprise when you get out into the real world.

Look, either you get what I am saying or you don't. This is not that difficult to understand.

And what exactly am I advocating?

Really? Either take responsibility for yourself or suffer the consequences. I hope you always have doctors that act in your interests and guess what t...