Frankly, at this point in time, for economic secuity and for freedom's sake I'd rather be living in Sweden, a so'called "socialist state, by most people's standards. I'm going by all that I've seen and read about it--and my current state of disabiity and chronic illness. And, yes, I'm also a productive member of society--but hang on by the "skin of my teeth" and sometimes in extremeley difficuclt circumstances not of my own doing. Does this make me a better person, as some might argue (survival of the fittest?) I do not know or pretend to know. I do think I could be more productive if I did not have the added stress of all this on my plate--but I also know these spiritual battles are meant for my welfare, too (by a God Who cares for me)--and so I reinterpret them as "LOVING discipline, and it doesn't seem bad at all, but actually an exercise in self-control and how to be an even better person." Maybe this would be a helpful way for more people who are in my shoes, too--although when one REALLY needs a doctor, there is no substitute. I have found over the last couple of years, however, that one seldom needs one as often as one fears (and I am an RN, too.)
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As for the price tag: Clinton estimates that her plan will cost $110 billion per year, and Obama's Harvard analysts put the cost for his plan at $50 billion to $65 billion annually. Both candidates propose to defray these costs primarily by rolling back the tax cuts for those in the top income brackets. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates that such a rollback, in conjunction with other measures like revising the estate tax, could save roughly $140 billion per year – meaning that if the cost estimates are realistic, the method of paying for them may be realistic as well. But since both plans are lacking details – for instance, neither candidate has said how big the tax credits or subsidies would be, or how many people would qualify – it's tough to gauge just how feasible the dollar projections are.
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