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Originally Posted by PBzeer
Let me further address the meme that because people think there are problems that need solved, that the proposed solution should be accepted.
I think most would agree that teenage pregnancy is a problem. So, what we'll do is force every male to save sperm (as soon as they are able to produce it), then castrate every one of them, and then pregnancy will only occur after filling out numerous government forms, passing a review board and being granted (at high cost) a license to withdraw sperm.
Problem (that most agree needs to be fixed) solved!
In other words, simply identifying a problem doesn't mean that any solution is acceptable.
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Bad example. Teen pregnancy is on the decline.
http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/n...f/STBYST07.pdf
However, I agree that difficult problems do not require draconian scorched earth solutions, but they do require solutions. The status quo is not a solution.
When it comes to health care, does anyone even agree on what the problem(s) is/are?
Is it that health care is too expensive?
Is it that health insurance is too expensive?
Is it that too many people don't think about health insurance until it is too late?
Is it that people have expectations that exceed fiscal reality?
Is it that health care is not a right, but a privilege?
Is it that health care is not a privilege, but a basic right?