Spring Break
Reader criticizes political debate
Issue date: 10/31/08 Section: Editorial/Opinion
10/31/08 - To the Cigar,
Because my brother in arms and blood has addressed the crux of last Thursday's debate-the worth of which can be measured in weights made out of nothingness-I have instead decided to cut straight to the chase and thrash the bejeezus out of the College Democrats for fun and sport.
I doubt it'll make a difference in the election at this point- definitely not on this campus anyway- but this sort of criticism induces a sort of euphoria that doodling on the desks during Engineering Design can't begin to replicate. That, and the comments were so blatantly wrong it would be a horrible sin to just let them go. The first glaring mistake that jumped off the stage, ran to my seat and pummeled me in the face was the idea that, as the pool of customers grows, insurance premiums will go down.
This is stupid; I'm but a lowly engineer in the middle of his economics requirement, but even I know that insurance companies have no reason to lower their rates if more customers show up minus the competition.
Do you really think that a flock of sparrows is going to eat any less seed if more feeders suddenly show up? If anything, they'll get so fat off the new eats, they'll hardly be able to fly (unless it's to a multi-hundred-thousand dollar spa). People are saying that greed brought on this economic crisis we're experiencing-it didn't, but that's another story-but it's apparently called "self-interest," for one thing, and for another, it has always been and always will be the driving force behind every successful economy.
The insurance companies could probably do well enough if they lowered their prices at an influx of new buyers, but why do just "well" when you could do "awesome?" A couple other fun facts that the Democrats were kind enough to throw our way was that the United States is the leading producer of carbon emissions in the world, and that Obama supports gay marriage.
Ladies and gentlemen, some things are obvious, some things follow you around, begging to be noticed and some things just get right up and mug you to get your attention. Obama's true stance on gay rights is a mugger, and if you go to www.ontheissues.org, you will be robbed absolutely blind, and left for dead in a dark alley, like me. He supports civil unions, just like everyone else, but not marriage for gays.
Because my brother in arms and blood has addressed the crux of last Thursday's debate-the worth of which can be measured in weights made out of nothingness-I have instead decided to cut straight to the chase and thrash the bejeezus out of the College Democrats for fun and sport.
I doubt it'll make a difference in the election at this point- definitely not on this campus anyway- but this sort of criticism induces a sort of euphoria that doodling on the desks during Engineering Design can't begin to replicate. That, and the comments were so blatantly wrong it would be a horrible sin to just let them go. The first glaring mistake that jumped off the stage, ran to my seat and pummeled me in the face was the idea that, as the pool of customers grows, insurance premiums will go down.
This is stupid; I'm but a lowly engineer in the middle of his economics requirement, but even I know that insurance companies have no reason to lower their rates if more customers show up minus the competition.
Do you really think that a flock of sparrows is going to eat any less seed if more feeders suddenly show up? If anything, they'll get so fat off the new eats, they'll hardly be able to fly (unless it's to a multi-hundred-thousand dollar spa). People are saying that greed brought on this economic crisis we're experiencing-it didn't, but that's another story-but it's apparently called "self-interest," for one thing, and for another, it has always been and always will be the driving force behind every successful economy.
The insurance companies could probably do well enough if they lowered their prices at an influx of new buyers, but why do just "well" when you could do "awesome?" A couple other fun facts that the Democrats were kind enough to throw our way was that the United States is the leading producer of carbon emissions in the world, and that Obama supports gay marriage.
Ladies and gentlemen, some things are obvious, some things follow you around, begging to be noticed and some things just get right up and mug you to get your attention. Obama's true stance on gay rights is a mugger, and if you go to www.ontheissues.org, you will be robbed absolutely blind, and left for dead in a dark alley, like me. He supports civil unions, just like everyone else, but not marriage for gays.
