Tuesday 31 May 2011

Public vs Private and sc2 shenanigans

First might I just say that I'm sinking back into the old habit of playing sc2 instead of winning at life. oh well.
I introduced my 8 year old nephew to 4's randoms today. It was a very facepalmy affair, but he was very keen to try it and he's also sick to death of doing co ops where I carry him like well... an 8 year old.

We still won some matches though and the matches we lost didn't affect my place on the 4v4 random diamond ladder, not that it matters. It's hard to take 4v4 seriously. I am still anticipating the day where we both roll zerg with 2 zerg allies, If there is one thing Liam excels at it is 6 pooling.

Anyway now for my blog's namesake. As much as I admire the human race and that despite how evil the system is, I still have food in my belly and a roof over my head. Nevertheless, there are a few niggling things that we representational nations need to change. As a start we should murder all private health insurers and burn down all private schools, with a rusty knife and petroleum respectively.

We need to eliminate private health and private education. Sounds ludicrous right? Ridiculous? Nonsensical? That's ok, I just ask you to hear me out.

Al of you dear readers believe in free education and health right? That even if you are born to the poorest family on earth, you still deserve an education because it is not your fault that your parents' spend all their money on the pokies and beer?That you still deserve to be seen by the doctor despite the fact that you couldn't afford college and had to work your ass off at el cheapo-mart that barely let's you pay the bills?

Sure you do. If you don't then I'm sorry but you need to walk a few miles in the shoes of someone who faces these problems. Then you need to give those shoes back because they are not yours and stealing is wrong mmmkay.

So we have established that free health care and education for all is a good thing but why does that mean private health and education needs to go? Surely they can happily work together side by side?

To which the answer is a reluctant yes, because although the system still works with both public and private options being available, unless it is heavily regulated, private health and education catalyzes the decay in the public system. Which, ladies and gentlemen, results in discrimination. Since the respective private systems are much better than the public, the financially challenged have to endure the public system and are at a disadvantage to those who can afford and happily pay for private health and education.

I would have thought in such a politically correct world, that discrimination would be quashed by now, but obviously class warfare is still alive and strong. Not that it's that great for the rich either. They are the people who are literally paying for it. So let's end this once and for all. So we can learn and live well once and for all. Instead of being left to die on the street just because the paramedics don't see a health insurance card in your wallet.

19 comments:

  1. Do love the 6 pool ;)
    Man i wish education was free like it was ages ago!!!

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  2. "there are a few niggling things that we representational nations need to change. As a start we should murder all private health insurers and burn down all private schools, with a rusty knife and petroleum respectively."

    I'm all for it hit me up when it starts ;]

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  3. Already got me with your first santence, nice read!

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  4. 6pool is for nubz! i've played 3v3 last night after 1 month or so.. was good :)

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  5. i prefer the orginal
    warhammer40k :3

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  6. Sounds like your nephew isn't all that bad. o_O Surprising. I don't know any 8 year-old who knows how to play SC2. :p

    As for the health insurance thing, just move to Canada. :)

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  7. I definitely agree that everyone should be given an education. There shouldn't be a price on knowledge.

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  8. A 8 year old can play this? :D I have a hard time teaching this to my 12 year old sister

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  9. I think they can work side by side

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  10. Good story, I found it useful

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  11. I've been on private insurance all my life. Personally a reason why I view public health care as a very bad thing is because more people will start doing stupid stuff, because they know if they get maimed in the process they won't have to pay for treatment. At least thats what I saw consistently with some of my Canadian friends. And more people clogging up the system the lower quality treatment there is for others

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  12. I agree with Skeng. Education should be free for all. It would benefit the whole humankind.

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  13. @munchies? yes an 8 year old can.... well sort of. let me put it this way:

    an 8 year old can cheese. I can't really say much more than that. but despite sucking worse than a hoover at anything other than cannon rushes and 6pools, he loves sc2 with a passion, which really helps.

    i think u have the real challenge tho, kudos to u if u can get a 12 year old girl into it lol

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  14. All about money. If they cured cancer tomorrow it would come with a thousand dollar price tag (should be noted something like this did happen. One company sells a drug for a thousand bucks, another finds they can do the same thing... for 20$. Guess how fast the former sued the latter).

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  15. Love your style of writing. That thing with insurances and private schools is something i never thought about..

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  16. hmmm why is this post here, it is oooooold

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  17. what the hell is this? is this a Time machine or something? i mean you Posted TODAY May 31st and you got comments of may 12??? Either way Im all for your thoughts man that would be an Utopia but it is impossible sadly... Still HOW THE HELL DID YOU TIME TRAVEL???

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  18. i may have accidentally divided by zero... :S

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  19. I hate how I'm always like, "THAT IS A PREPOSTEROUS IDEA" but I'm swayed by your writing and I'm nodding my head in solemn agreement by the time I finish reading.

    Darn.

    And you don't even like, post a picture of a hot guy or anything.

    But at the risk of sounding shallow and selfish, if I had a closet full of Prada bags and could afford excellent health care, I would WANT private hospitals to exist. Better benefits and you don't have to queue up for treatment like everyone else.

    What we need is an improvement of health care quality and hospital facilities - good enough that private care and public health care will no longer be distinguishable.

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