Comments on: Saving What You Don’t Have

By: Kamachanda

Kamachanda — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:11:56 +0000

Not a problem, let’s all borrow the money for our health savings accounts from the Chinese.

By: Dustin B

Dustin B — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:16:23 +0000

Excelent post. I know that in a perfect world an ownership society would be great because we are all rich enough to afford it and responsible enough to not abuse it. But’s it’s not a perfect world.

I do actually have a seperate account that I use to maintain my health. I save up a rainy-day account of $200 dollars so avoid weeks when I can’t afford to buy food and live off Top Ramen.

And frankly that $200 is hard to maintain.

By: metricpenny

metricpenny — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:57:08 +0000

Greg, you just sent me from livid to despair in two posts. Both hit close to home with me.
Whatever happened to government being where we all could be fairly represented, and to seek shelter when needed? I have never begrudged my tax dollars going to those requiring assistance because I believe at any time I too could need a hand up.
President Bush and his cronies are not only working to insure they are the only ones making money (defense contractors, oil company executives, Katrina contractors, healthcare industry) but also resulting in them being the only ones able to be adequately insured.
I’m going now – this one-two punch has me down — not certain when I’ll be able to get back up.

By: paradox

paradox — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:31:54 +0000

Good post.

By: Esme

Esme — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:03:05 +0000

That seems to be the fundamental problem I have with most of the right’s proposals: they show an almost disgustingly naive view of how much Americans make. It’s part of Edwards’ two Americas, and I wish he would have pushed that harder so that perhaps someone else might have understood.

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Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:48:05 +0000

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