I woke up early and settled down with my headphones for a Glenn discussion with a bright, articulate and passionate progressive, hoping to find some common ground. I rose from my bed an hour later seething.
This woman turned out to be just another envious tax-the-rich throw-money-at-the-poor elitist. She has no idea where money comes from. She looks down on Elon Musk because he started out with money from parents who supported apartheid? How about the multiplied value he has given the world because of what he did with it?
The real lesson here is that you do what you can to prosper and succeed in America no matter where you start. This is why millions of people from all over the world are pouring over our borders despite the toxic progressive message that America is the most racist and corrupt country in history. They know that you can still build a better life for yourself and your family in America than anywhere else.
She complains about our health care system and the higher costs compared to other countries with universal health care, and she paints a false picture of a non-existent country where everyone gets top-flight health care and they pay nothing. I lived through the Canadian system and yes, nobody goes bankrupt from medical bills. But there are doctor shortages everywhere because Canadian doctors move out of the country, equipment is scarce and often poorly maintained, and sick Canadians live out their lives on waiting lists while they get sicker or sometimes die - and the system counts on that. Universal health care usually means no medical bills, but actual access to care is strictly regulated and not a guarantee.
She should learn something from Sweden. It has a very generous welfare system and health care is available, and reasonably good. To pay for it, they tried taxing the rich like the progressives want, but the rich simply moved out of the country. So the medical system is paid for by taxing the poor and the middle class. Tax rates are about 60 percent. Everybody likes the system but they resent the high taxes. Productivity and prosperity are slowly declining because you cannot get something for nothing.
Your guest needs to look at other countries who have tried her policies and be honest about the trade-offs that come with the hostility she radiates toward people who do well. She also needs to shake off the myths she has bought into regarding redistribution of other peoples' money. The key to better lives for the poor and the working people is t0 open doors for them to earn their own prosperity, not be predators of those who have taken advantage of what America offers us all.
I woke up early and settled down with my headphones for a Glenn discussion with a bright, articulate and passionate progressive, hoping to find some common ground. I rose from my bed an hour later seething.
This woman turned out to be just another envious tax-the-rich throw-money-at-the-poor elitist. She has no idea where money comes from. She looks down on Elon Musk because he started out with money from parents who supported apartheid? How about the multiplied value he has given the world because of what he did with it?
The real lesson here is that you do what you can to prosper and succeed in America no matter where you start. This is why millions of people from all over the world are pouring over our borders despite the toxic progressive message that America is the most racist and corrupt country in history. They know that you can still build a better life for yourself and your family in America than anywhere else.
She complains about our health care system and the higher costs compared to other countries with universal health care, and she paints a false picture of a non-existent country where everyone gets top-flight health care and they pay nothing. I lived through the Canadian system and yes, nobody goes bankrupt from medical bills. But there are doctor shortages everywhere because Canadian doctors move out of the country, equipment is scarce and often poorly maintained, and sick Canadians live out their lives on waiting lists while they get sicker or sometimes die - and the system counts on that. Universal health care usually means no medical bills, but actual access to care is strictly regulated and not a guarantee.
She should learn something from Sweden. It has a very generous welfare system and health care is available, and reasonably good. To pay for it, they tried taxing the rich like the progressives want, but the rich simply moved out of the country. So the medical system is paid for by taxing the poor and the middle class. Tax rates are about 60 percent. Everybody likes the system but they resent the high taxes. Productivity and prosperity are slowly declining because you cannot get something for nothing.
Your guest needs to look at other countries who have tried her policies and be honest about the trade-offs that come with the hostility she radiates toward people who do well. She also needs to shake off the myths she has bought into regarding redistribution of other peoples' money. The key to better lives for the poor and the working people is t0 open doors for them to earn their own prosperity, not be predators of those who have taken advantage of what America offers us all.