Roe vs Wade vs SCOTUS legitimacy

[Belsnickel]

(05-05-2022, 12:20 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: So i was right about your answer??? In the end, you wouldn't give up your right to own guns for your fellow Americans for better healthcare and education. 

I'm very well aware we don't have to give up any other rights, my point is these other countries did and that even though they may be better in one area, they are still far from perfect, JUST LIKE US.

I don't think some of you have really dug in and looked at how those other countries are better in some ways than us.
Some start at earlier ages, some go almost year round, but most don't have a military like ours, their focus is on Education, they have higher tax rates and so on. if you want those things, you have to sacrifice somewhere. it takes money to do these things and last i looked, i didn't have any trees in my back yard.

Buddy, I have looked at these issues more than probably anyone on these boards. I understand the tradeoffs. I have seen the analyses run. For instance, I know that for a single-payer healthcare system we would need to see a tax increase. However, when you take into account that you would no longer be paying the premiums to private insurance companies the majority of Americans would actually see a reduction in their out-of-pocket costs on a yearly basis. Some countries do have year long school, but their school days may be shorter or they may have programs that start at different points in the year.

I literally study policy. I've looked at these things a number of times. They are by no means my specialty so I can't speak on them like some others but I have read the works of the experts and seen the data while in classes on education policy and healthcare policy. I read white papers for fun. We are constantly coming up with ways to improve our systems in this country and there are many feasible ways to do it.