[ExI] My prediction

[spike at rainier66.com]

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From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
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>>.... For the record, I agree with the protesting senate minority, even if 
> not for the same reasons they shut down the government, and I am 
> unhappy with them for caving... spike

>...I admit that I find it strange the Democrats were protesting on health care.  It has been pointed out that these were pitched as temporary subsidies, that "temporary" was expiring as scheduled, and the problem of "there's nothing so permanent as a temporary government program" applies to this case...

Well said, and I agree.  It looked to me like protesting failure to subsidize a program which was passed on the premise of not needing subsidy was a losing argument up front, for the obvious reason: it isn't getting subsidized while the shutdown is happening.  One mainstream party played right into the strength of the other.  Pickett's Charge all over again.  Bad idea both times.

>...There were better grounds to object on, such as continued executive usurpation of Congressional power...

Agree again.  Adrian, one suspects you are a libertarian at heart.  Well done sir.

Side note: I am not arguing that the US health care/insurance complex is not screwed up.  It is profoundly screwed up (disturbing deetz available on request.)  As one with recent bitter firsthand experience with it, oh how well I get that.  The "Affordable" Care Act didn't fix it however.  That legislation made it worse if anything.

spike
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