Would this be a superior economic system to the US?

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Are people voting yes to this as a joke? Or is this forum really that leftwing?

Geez.... an 81% income tax on people making over $20k?! Man, I'd quit school tomorrow since there would be no point.

Mostly to annoy Worny, I suspect.

Because remember kids, either Russian-style massive state planning or a billionaire & conglomerate "libertarian" paradise. There is NO in between. So sny time you support even modest business-friendly efforts to expand health insurance coverage or reign in the worst excesses of Wall Street speculation, you are supporting centrally-planned economic statism!

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Mostly to annoy Wormy, I suspect.

They're failing, I find it hysterical.

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Ah yes, "business-friendly," aka corporatism, aka why health insurance companies and banks spent billions lobbying for said legislation.  Big business adores regulation because it increases the barriers to entry in their industries and thus reduces their competition.  The only thing they like more would be something like forcing everyone to purchase their product.

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Uh yeah, by definition, but then I suspect a genius lawyer would already know that.

Yes, health insurance companies spent vast amounts of many lobbying for the public option, and other parts of health care reform to aggressively expand insurance coverage, not to kill or neuter the bill however possible. Of course! Just like Wall Street spent all those lobbying dollars in support of the financial reform bill! It ALL makes perfect sense.

How is life on Htrae these days?

Somedays, Wormy, you prove my points better than I can.