A gadfly upsets the status quo by posing different or novel questions, or just being an irritant. Socrates pointed out that dissent, like the gadfly, was easy to swat, but the cost to society of silencing individuals who were irritating could be very high.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Health Care
Interesting that now we have a huge discussion on tax vs. penalty when the real issue is, making sure that people have health care coverage. These arguments are really pretty ludicrous and take away from the main issue. If people are so opposed to a mandate and a penalty (with very little real teeth), come up with a solution that deals with the 30+million uninsured in this country. At least then the discussion would have some level of value.
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