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		<title>Who is Really Greedy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always hear people (as in liberals) complain about how greedy the rich conservatives are for keeping their money, and not agree with handing it over to the government to support a plan like Obamacare&#8230;which would be a disaster by the way, but if you want to debate that topic discuss it here. Anyway, I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I always hear people (as in liberals) complain about how greedy the rich conservatives are for keeping their money, and not agree with handing it over to the government to support a plan like Obamacare&#8230;which would be a disaster by the way, but if you want to debate that topic <a href="http://jibbli.com/2009/08/obamas-healthcare-plan/">discuss it here</a>. Anyway, I was listening to talk radio and heard an interesting point about the word greed. So, I decided to look up the definition of greed: An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Isn&#8217;t that what liberals do? If you can&#8217;t afford medical insurance and you want other people to be forced to pay for it for you, isn&#8217;t that greed? Aren&#8217;t you the one who is trying to acquire more than you deserve or have earned? Don&#8217;t try to tell me that you deserve for the government to take care of you simply because you can&#8217;t afford it. There are other options. Several choices that I am in support of in this instance are:</p>
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<li><strong>Get a job</strong> &#8212; if you don&#8217;t have one. If you don&#8217;t have you you either don&#8217;t want one or are not working hard enough to find one. Don&#8217;t make crappy excuses about how that job would suck too much and you don&#8217;t want it. Take the sucky job for some income while you keep looking.</li>
<li><strong>Charity</strong> &#8212; Charity is a good thing, however socialism is not. The redistribution of wealth and taxing the rich more than everyone else is not charity. I know what some people are thinking, &#8220;If we had free markets, capitalism, and got rid of socialist-leaning policies like Medicaid, the  rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer.&#8221; This is, in fact, not true. People  who are in support of free markets, more conservative leaning people, tend to donate more to charity than liberals. In fact, &#8220;If liberals and moderates gave blood at the same rate as conservatives, the blood supply in the United States <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Xa84gLTT8C0C&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;dq=who%20Really%20Cares%3A%20America%E2%80%99s%20Charity%20Divide%E2%80%94Who%20Gives%2C%20Who%20Doesn%E2%80%99t%2C%20and%20Why%20It%20Matters&amp;pg=PA22#v=snippet&amp;q=blood%2045%25&amp;f=false" target="_blank">would jump by about 45 percent</a>.&#8221; Forty-five percent. So, why do I keep hearing that conservatives are the ones without a heart?</li>
<li><strong>Cut back</strong> &#8212; Cut the satellite TV, high speed Internet, boat, wave runner, new car, extra car, HDTV, or other unessential items. Set priorities. Honestly, what is more important entertainment or your health?</li>
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<p>This desire to tax the rich extra just for making more money is absurd. In fact, it&#8217;s pure greed. It is a desire to acquire something that doesn&#8217;t belong to you, or that you did not earn. Period.</p>
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