freedomdwarf1
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961 Freedomdwarf, I assume from your posts that you are British, if not I apologize. Yep, British. Guilty as charged! quote:
ORIGINAL: jlf1961 As for the British single payer health system, while it is in some ways better than the system in the US, there still seems to be some major issues, not the least of which is Care system now 'unsustainable' after £3bn cuts, social services chiefs warn as well as cuts in funding for other parts of the British health care system. They have bemoaned cuts in every sphere of public run/supported utility. And like many countries, we have to make some cuts so we can reduce our defecit. But, just like any household budget, they juggle with the figures and find a solution. Some, just use the cuts to be scaremongering everyone else. But sometimes, inherent waste needs to be weeded out and abolished. quote:
ORIGINAL: jlf1961 I disagree with the banning of private fire arm ownership, I do agree on nationwide registration laws, and a ballistics data base of every fire arm in the US. That way if a gun is used, a ballistic match can be found even if the firearm was never used in a crime, and the owner located. And how would that help in the gun crimes we see aired daily? In a lot of cases they sieze the gun and know the purpetrator. That doesn't stop the killings happening in the first place. quote:
ORIGINAL: jlf1961 And for firearm owners who scream that it is one step closer to letting the government come and take our guns away, may I point out that IF such a move was made, it would take a hell of a lot more personnel than is currently in the employ of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, so it would mean using the US military inside the borders of the US, which CONGRESS has to approve, and no congress would approve such an action, so the sitting president would have to dissolve congress, thus letting every citizen in the bloody country know that the shit is about to hit the fan.... And we all know that would start a second revolution or civil war or whatever you want to call it. Maybe you need one to outlaw such prolific gun ownership??
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