Michael Noire
this is a manifestation of capitalism that the communist cannot perceive. You see, in NYC, prices are artificially high. Rent is approximately 5 times what it should be and realestate is about 5-10 times more expensive than it is worth. If Obamacare slashed prices by 50%, that means the national average will increase by a factor of x2.5-5, or a 150%-400% increase.
This is good news for New Yorkers who are living under Plutocracy, but terrible for the bulk of the rest of the country. I would surmise the fees in major cities like Chicago and Los Angeles will also go down. Competition is what's happening. It is snake oil salesmen thieves vs. the Government. The government is a lot like a Robot. It establishes "normal" based on an equation, and even if that equation is faulty, it can still be more forgiving that the blatant limitless exploitation of thieves.
For example, if the government tax is 80%, a person used to paying 20% or no tax will think that's insane. But if a person is used to paying a Mafia practically everything, and in essence, 100%, then the 80% tax looks like they are going from less than 1% to 20% returns, which is like a 1900% improvement. Hurrah for big government...
You know, in International Relations, my professor used to say the government and the megacorporations are both evil and corrupt, but the government is slightly less bad because they are supposed to be at least partially interested in the people.
Lesser of Two Evils.
Yes, what we should all do instead is strive for Thomas Moore's Utopia- where women are subservient to men, atheism is outlawed, people live 2 slaves to a home, there is no electricity or running water, and taverns are illegal, as are all private meeting places in general.
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Slavery is a feature of Utopian life and it is reported that every household has two slaves. The slaves are either from other countries or are the Utopian criminals. These criminals are weighed down with chains made out of gold. The gold is part of the community wealth of the country, and fettering criminals with it or using it for shameful things like chamber pots gives the citizens a healthy dislike of it. It also makes it difficult to steal as it is in plain view. The wealth, though, is of little importance and is only good for buying commodities from foreign nations or bribing these nations to fight each other. Slaves are periodically released for good behaviour. Jewels are worn by children, who finally give them up as they mature.
This is the radical ideal that the extremists and militant revolutionaries are asking us to risk all that we have built for- a society that makes North Korea look somewhat sane and progressive.
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premarital sex punished by a lifetime of enforced celibacy and adultery being punished by enslavement.
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Wives are subject to their husbands and husbands are subject to their wives although women are restricted to conducting household tasks for the most part. Only few widowed women become priests. While all are trained in military arts, women confess their sins to their husbands once a month. Gambling, hunting, makeup and astrology are all discouraged in Utopia. The role allocated to women in Utopia might, however, have been seen as being more liberal from a contemporary point of view.
Utopians do not like to engage in war. If they feel countries friendly to them have been wronged, they will send military aid. However they try to capture, rather than kill, enemies. They are upset if they achieve victory through bloodshed. The main purpose of war is to achieve that which if they had achieved already they would not have gone to war.
Privacy is not regarded as freedom in Utopia, taverns, ale-houses and places for private gatherings are non-existent for the effect of keeping all men in full view, so that they are obliged to behave well.
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