You know the one thing they never do when discussing this whole "voting against their own interests" topic is discuss just what those interests are. They assume they know better than everyone else what we should want/have/need. I'm perfectly happy with my life. So what if we have to struggle to pay the bills once in a while? People struggle with many things during their lives. But the money problems are the only ones that seem to matter to you.
Am I supposed to want single payer health care? That gives me ONE choice. No options in what I want coverage for, no choice in how much I want my premiums to be or my co-pay or anything else. If everyone is forced on government health care the "rich" will still be able to get whatever kind of treatment they want. But I will actually lose a choice if the government takes over. And the government will set a cap on how much a doctor makes based on whatever criteria they decide. Many good ones will leave the profession. How is that in my best interest? Why isn't my best interest to pass a law allowing everyone to buy insurance across state lines? That would introduce true competition (both for premium costs and coverage options) and insurance companies would have to earn my business whereas an impersonal government could care less.
Am I supposed to want everyone to belong to a union? Unions artificially set the "price" of an employee. It doesn't matter whether one is lazy and another works their ass off, both make the same amount. When they're unhappy they strike (pretty much an adult temper tantrum) for more, more, more. It doesn't matter whether the economy can support their wages and it's not tied to how well they do their job (or if they do it) but how much they think they should get. Obviously this makes the cost of their goods go up. How is that in my best interest?
I simply don't see how losing choices, which is essentially losing more of my freedom is in my best interest and not one of you DUmmies are capable of adequately explaining to me why your way is better. You're all quite good at mocking, name calling, insulting (or worse) people who don't think exactly like you. If I wanted to be in lockstep with everyone else I'd move to Cuba or Venezuela.
Cindie
