What is something really expensive that should be free?

[Tanko]

A 500 laptop is not as good as a $2500 laptop don’t go by reviews that people have agendas

JJ, I have a $2500 laptop to sell you.

 

[Brock Landers]

A lot, though my #1 option is the Healthcare insurance.

It's not free anywhere
Taxes are high as hell in places with "free healthcare"

 

[KVB]

A 500 laptop is not as good as a $2500 laptop don’t go by reviews that people have agendas

 

[Tanko]

It's not free anywhere
Taxes are high as hell in places with "free healthcare"

The amount we pay in premiums, deductibles, and copays in America is MORE than the taxes other countries pay for healthcare.

Also, the US is subsidizing other countries with our healthcare costs. How? We pay high prices to cover innovative and new drugs and techniques. The other countries reap the rewards since they get the same medical care as we do but have reasonable prices set by the governments to assure companies are not scalping their patients/clients. In the US the insurance companies negotiate the prices and get kickbacks to assure they stay high so that shareholders are paid off.

• In US --> Medical care is for generating money for companies and shareholds.
• In Canada/Europe --> Medical are is for looking out for people's health.

The funny thing is, I'm a deep red republican and even I realize this.

 

[jjgold]

Only broke people are trying to cut corners

 

[Tanko]

Only broke people are trying to cut corners

You must be a member of this group JJ.
Does everyone in the group dress like this?

 

[Capitalist Pig]

Some how this morning I was able to shoot up $400 of 5.56 in less than 30 minutes, 5 years ago that would have cost around half that

 

[Tanko]

Some how this morning I was able to shoot up $400 of 5.56 in less than 30 minutes, 5 years ago that would have cost around half that
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I haven't been to the range in years.
Is it an ammo shortage, inflation, or what CapPig?

 

[Capitalist Pig]

I haven't been to the range in years.
Is it an ammo shortage, inflation, or what CapPig?

There is no ammunition shortage right now, the problem with 5.56 is that it’s mostly manufactured by Lake City Ammunition, which is subsidized by the US government and makes all the military rounds. And Fing Biden decided that they shouldn’t be selling to the civilian market last year, so the other small manufacturers jacked up their prices in the civilian market

 

[JDS]

You must be a member of this group JJ.
Does everyone in the group dress like this?

Trust fund entitled baby’s with zero resiliency, don’t cut corners to save money.

 

[Tanko]

There is no ammunition shortage right now, the problem with 5.56 is that it’s mostly manufactured by Lake City Ammunition, which is subsidized by the US government and makes all the military rounds. And Fing Biden decided that they shouldn’t be selling to the civilian market last year, so the other small manufacturers jacked up their prices in the civilian market

Wow. Is this ammo being sent to Ukraine?
Is that why Biden stopped it (I didn't know he had the power to do that)? Will that change with a change in president?

 

[Capitalist Pig]

I doubt it’s going to Ukraine they would be using 7.62x39 over there, it’s that the US government literally owns Lake City Ammunition, and has since 1941. Plus this headline by The NY Times last year didn’t help

Army Ammunition Factory Tied to Mass Shootings Faces New Scrutiny​

Lawmakers want to know if taxpayers are subsidizing rounds used in AR-15-style guns that are “contributing to serious violence by private citizens.”

I guess I never realized there was non serious violence, but our idiots in DC always know what’s best for us

 

[BMR Genie]

$2.00 for free air feels pretty expensive, even if it's just two dollars, and it's Free Air...

I see pranks where they call their dad/husbands saying they paid $200 or more to get premium air for their car tires. haha

 

[BMR Genie]

Easy... Healthcare.

I see how "good" Canada and Europeans have it and think, we should too. The US is the only developed country that allows people to go bankrupt and become homeless due to healthcare bills. That is messed up.

Has anyone already mentioned Education? Education should also be free.

 

[JDS]

My short answer is “LOVE” should be free, but often times it comes with a price tag and an expiration date. That’s the kind of disgusting shitty world we live in today, real talk.

 

[badbull]

My short answer is “LOVE” should be free, but often times it comes with a price tag and an expiration date. That’s the kind of disgusting shitty world we live in today, real talk.

 

[Tanko]

My short answer is “LOVE” should be free, but often times it comes with a price tag and an expiration date. That’s the kind of disgusting shitty world we live in today, real talk.

Wait.... Love?
Are we talking about the kind you can get in Vegas or the kind w/ a GF or wife? The answer is important.

 

[JDS]

Wait.... Love?
Are we talking about the kind you can get in Vegas or the kind w/ a GF or wife? The answer is important.

I think you’re smart enough to figure that one out yourself .

 

[BMR Genie]

There is no ammunition shortage right now, the problem with 5.56 is that it’s mostly manufactured by Lake City Ammunition, which is subsidized by the US government and makes all the military rounds. And Fing Biden decided that they shouldn’t be selling to the civilian market last year, so the other small manufacturers jacked up their prices in the civilian market

How about a reload, CP? It would be cheaper.

 

[Tanko]

I think you’re smart enough to figure that one out yourself .

I know but it would be nice if BOTH were free.