Social Democracy and MMEs are Superior to Minarchy and LFEs.

I'd like to open with a Definition; The Definition of a Nation. "A people who share common customs, origins, history, and frequently language; a nationality" - American Heritage Dictionary. A Nation is a family, A really big family where everyone is expected to do their part as a member of said family. To contribute, if you will. And we take care of each other. In my Nation of Canada we have a mentality that in order to better ourselves we should take care of our fellow Canadians. And if we fall under hardship, our fellow Canadians will take care of us. Because we would be nowhere without one another. But we, the Canadian people, are an anomaly. Whilst the majority of us are of common heritage, we are by all means, not all of the same heritage. Yet, we all see each other equally and we continue to allow others to become a part of our community daily. The majority of Canadians believe that we all have the right to the basics. The things we need to live a healthy, happy life. We believe that everyone has the right to be healthy. And this is shown by our embracing of socialized health care, and other social programs which improve the lives of us and our fellow Canadians. Now you might be wondering, How does Socialized medicine improve lives. Well, there are many reasons. First and foremost is that it enables everyone to be able to afford it. No mater what you're covered, pre-existing conditions aside. That means we can all get treated well and with world-class medicine without having to worry about getting a $10,000+ bill in the mail. And it also gives us the freedom of preventative medicine, which is the ability to stop illness before it happens. Now, say you're a middle class worker who gets injured. And you get treated. But your insurance company denies you coverage. Well, you're between a rock and a hard place because now you have a huge bill and only make $40,000 annually. How will you be able to afford your mortgage? How will you afford your car payments? How will you afford to make ends meet? It may just get tough. What if you get a terminal illness such as cancer? And your insurance company won't cover the treatment. Your bills will mount up out of site. How would you feel about telling a cancer patient that they didn't deserve the lp simply because they could not afford it? Do you think that is okay? Article 25, Section 1 of the Universal declaration of human rights states: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. " Social Democratic nations have honoured this declaration and I believe it is high time America did as well. These things were also championed by arguably the best U. S. President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt as seen in the first youtube video I have posted. . http://www.youtube.com... Unfortunately President Roosevelt did not live to see the end of the war and to see these great things implemented for the American people. Imagine what a place America would be today. It would be truly envied the world over. But, it never happened and we can only dream of what a place it would have been. My opponent should ask any Scandinavian, Western European, Canadian, Australian, New Zealander, Israeli, Italian, Greek, Beneluxer, or Icelander what it is like to be amongst the Stupidest, Laziest, Least-ambitious and Least-happy people in the world. Well I can guarantee you that she would be hard pressed to find a single one, Because they are all among the Best Educated, Happiest and Most-Ambitious people in the world. And the per capita GDP and education indexes reflect this fact. They are amongst the happiest in the world according to the NEF's Happy Planet Index [1] So I ask my opponent now, If the people are the government then how can the government be wrong? MME vs. LFE It has become obvious to me that my opponent has deeply confused A mixed market economy with a Centrally Planned one. With statements such as "guided by the prospect of freedom" to describe the Laissez-Faire economy. Implying that a Mixed market economy is not free. Further fuelled by statements such as "if you enjoy having your entrepreneurships mastered by a socialist puppeteer, then you just go lead yourself to the Peoples Republic of China". Implying that We, the social democrats, are being controlled by puppeteers. Except the fact that there are no puppeteers in a socialist system. The people control everything, that is the very basis of a socialist society. Real puppeteers are those who control the democratically-elected "representatives" of the people wielding the power of their corporations built on the backs of the workers. So my opponent should tell you and I who is truly free? The struggling middle class American whose home is being foreclosed or the middle class Scandinavian who's working to better themselves and their community without the fear of having their home stolen by a bank? Government intervention does not mean government control and stability is always better than getting rich and losing it all. "I am proud that my daughter believes, as I do, that hungry children should be fed whether they are Black Panthers or White Republicans. " - Tommy Douglas, Father of Canadian Socialism . http://www.youtube.com... [1] . http://www.happyplanetindex.org...