The Robots Must Be Fixed
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Right now, at this very moment, somewhere within the confines of a factory at Blammo Industries, the robots are hard at work. There are approximately 8,143,197 robots working an average of 8-10 hours each day with little need or little time for any break. The robots keep up this steady pace to ensure that Blammo's products are manufactured at a consisent speed so that productivity and profit speculations can be maintained.
From time to time, the factory may experience a concern or two, especially when it comes to the robots, but after all, this is just business. When 1,000 robots experience an unexpected power surge and then shut down, there is never a cause for concern. The reason for this is that even with 1,000 robots suddenly offline, there is still approximately 8,142,197 robots left to continue production. Now when 2,000 more robots break down from normal wear and tear, it's normally simply just a minor setback especially considering most of these robots usually have warranties which will insure their proper and speedy repair so that they can return to the robot workforce.
Now the question that begs an answer is how many robots would it take for Blammo to lose before management does something to repair the robots? How much money will Blammo lose when that 8,142,197 is whittled down to 7,500,000...to 4,000,000? Isn't it smart business for the company to worry about productivity and repair the robots in a timely and cost effective manner? Granted, they could always build new machines, but think of the time and money spent in building and programming the new robots. If the money spent on new robots is instead invested on the robots that have been programmed to do a specific job, the company saves money and a broken down robot is repaired to like new status.
Yes, when robots break down and go offline, a company loses a valuable commodity, just like when we get sick, America loses a valuable asset too. While we work, our employers make money from the job or service that we do, and they pay taxes on the hours that we work which go to state governments and the federal governments. When we don't work, the companies we work for lose money just like the government loses money from not being able to tax the dollars that we would make while at work and ultimately, the economy suffers from our sick day. If we don't work, we don't make money, our employers don't make money, the government doesn't make money, and we don't spend money because we don't have any which makes it an all around loss from any angle.
With this being said, how logical and important does a universal health care plan sound? Some may argue that people should be able to afford their own insurance, or that a universal health care plan is a pipe dream or something that isn't financially feasible. To that end, I say that if it is financially feasible for our current President to seek $700 billion to buy troubled mortgage assets in an attempt to quell our current financial dilemma, then universal health care should definitely be possible. If we can send troops to the Middle East and billions of dollars goes along with them, then we should be able to keep some of that money here and use it for a health care plan which not only benefits the individual, but benefits the entire country as well.
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I am appalled at this government's inability to provide health care for its citizens. Through tax incentives, the maintenance and replacement of machinery nets big business bigger dollars than the maintenance and replacement of human beings.
Well said, talented_ink.
to Ananta65 - I wonder where the confusion comes from. The dollars that are made in the name of corruption, or the simple inadequacy to truly be able to listen to the voice of a nation as it cries out for something as necessary as health care. Thanks for reading.
to Sally's Trove - I couldn't agree with you more and thanks for the compliment. Maybe with a little bit more noise, we can start to make our words heard.
What amazes me is how vehemently many working people oppose a national health care system, even though our current system costs our government and industry much more per person than socialized countries spend and provides much worse care. The quality of care is now deteriorating so fast that GPs are leaving the medical profession in droves.
Lots of people think McCain will reduce their taxes. But a key feature of the McCain plan is to tax the health care benefits of working people who still have them as income--the total annual cost including the employer paid portion. Lots of people will pass on the benefits and this will cause the pool of uninsured people to get even bigger.
What is somewhat hidden is the unaffordabilty of care even with insurance. I had chest pains at work in May and nausea and got sent to the hospital in an ambulance, where I spent two days undergoing cardiac tests. My portion of the b ill after insurance came to over $5000---for two days. I was deluged with bills from labs, doctors, the hospital, all sorts of bills, and by the time I got it all sorted out one of them had gone to collections already. This is nuts.
I'm very disgusted with this country right now--not the people, the government. Great hub, thank you for writing it.
The reasoning behind the capitalist mindset is largely incomprehensible. Ultimately it is completely irrational.
Although it may produce obscene wealth for a few in the short term it can only end in disaster for all.
It is a system based on negative concepts and logical fallacies that rewards criminal behavior.
You are rational, not predatory and you show compassion. These attributes would not serve you well in the corporate world. Excellent work talented_ink
What a good idea. Too bad American politics is moving in a different direction.
Too many people, not enough resources or jobs. So you'd better be good, be better than good, conform in every single way imaginable to the system, to get a job you can live off of. If not, or if you're simply unlucky... too bad. Should've been luckier.
This is why we have an estimated 800 concentration camps built on U.S. soil. Halliburton, government contracts. Work camps, and human glue factories. Just waiting for the totalitarianism to go overt instead of just implied.
With a global population explosion, this can go on for quite a while before it breaks down through lack of workers. It'll fall over due to dysfunctional totalitarian leadership well before then.
Bottom line, you're asking an awful lot of the government without having the guns to impose your will upon its agenda. If you don't pipe down, you won't be able to work again - and I'll see you in the death camps.
Thumbs up.
Spot on Satori. The would-be masters are nearly ready to drop the deception and call a slave a slave.
to prgrundy - I wonder just how many people are opposed to a government involved universal health care plan because some "pundit" on t.v. said it was a bad idea? Corporations desire to make more money just like many people desire to make more money and the government and every citizen need money to survive so the logical cog in the wheel would be to make sure that every robot from the car wash attendant to the neighborhood banker would be well taken care of should they ever need to go to the doctor. Thanks for your compliment and thank you for reading.
to ColdWarBaby - So the capitalist pig would still rather work the robot until the robot not only shorts out, but until every circuit is fried? The unfortunate thing for the capitalist mindset is that given enough real and artificial intelligence, the robots might just rebel and revolt. Of course that is only an interesting theory so I don't want to see any televised revolutions blamed on talented_ink. lol Thank you for the compliment ColdWarBaby and I figured you'd be one to enjoy this one.
to Satori - Thank you for agreeing with my idea and the scary thing to me is that I get what you're saying. I'm also inclined to believe you might even agree with my revolt theory, but keep in mind that it's only a theory. Thanks for reading my passionate thoughts.
That's the saddest part of the story talented_ink.
The bloody wheel of oppression and rebellion has kept turning throughout history, crushing millions of innocent people beneath its weight if intolerance and hatred.
The wheel is heavy with ignorance, greed, prejudice and disdain for life and is kept forever rolling by those who can not tolerate the concepts of fairness and equality.
I want the wheel stopped and I know that, at its core, in its heart, humanity is capable of stopping it.
Hey talented_ink - blame your revolution on me, would you? Everybody's got to die from something, and life in this society sure isn't worth the paper it's printed on. I'd be all for smelting our own guns, but the majority of the population isn't even at the class-action lawsuit phase, let alone that. Probably best to promote awareness, educate, provide options and organize legal change, for the moment.
You seem to be arguing in favor of human rights on the grounds that it would be good for the wealthy. Umm, no thanks - I'd rather eat the rich. (The poor are tough and stringy.) I'll take care of the little people - the big people have proven themselves more than capable of taking care of themselves. We take care of them by refusing to tolerate enything that violates basic rights, including a system where corporate bottom-lines are so wide that ordinary people can't afford health care and must beg it from their government.
Revolt is more than a theory. It's a duty when the government becomes too corrupt. Seriously, what are we going to do - lobby and write our congresspeople until martial law hits? Paying taxes all the while, making us a party to a conspiracy of treason? I vote no. But when people become mobilized, if there's a whole bunch of talk and no action it will be readily apparent - and in that case, most people will feel that it's appropriate to retake their government.
Your point is definitely valid, and I certainly agree with it. Without workers, the system would break down and even the rich couldn't prosper. But arguing on that point misses the point of basic human rights in an increasingly tightening noose, and with more people than jobs the point your making won't be directly relevant until a lot of the population is culled first - at which point, totalitarianism has taken hold and it's too late.
Have a look at this:
http://hubpages.com/hub/FactWatches-A-new-kind-of-
Made me a tool for change. This is to educate and promote awareness - I'll probably do something similar for brainstorming and co-ordinating social change. If you want to make a scene, here's how you can do it. We'll never stop this political date-rape by being subtle about it.
The Bush-Cheney-McCain crowd can pull billions out of the air for bank and financial institutions, billions more for tax breaks for the wealthy, billions more for CEO compensation, and hundreds of billions for oil companies and occupation troops in Iraq, but little-to-nothing for strapped homeowners who face default on the mortgages sold to them by fast-talking salesmen. How can this country afford universal health care (or better yet, single-payer health care) when it can't even make modest increases in minimum wage? If we can believe the polls, half of all Americans are actually considering voting for McCain, which says to me they like things the way they are!
to ColdWarBaby - That's a gruesome picture that you've painted, and I agree with you that humanity does stand a great chance in stopping that wheel, and that's only with a concerted effort.
to Satori - Awareness and education are two tools to change the world in which we live, but only if we use it. I admire your boldness in calling me out, but I'm not taking the defense for the rich man, but my stand is for people, period. In this hub, I'm speaking to the common sense of all those who would be greedy. I want universal health care because in my compassionate eyes, I see it as a true necessity for those who can't afford ridiculuous medical bills and it floors me that the well to do wouldn't want the health care to keep the wheels of capitalism in motion. I'll check out that hub today.
to William F. Torpey - Isn't that amazing? No need to worry about financial disaster when America can just print up $700 billion hot off the press. If this goes through, then yes, recession will probably be averted. My concern is what happens when everyone starts thinking about how much better off we'd be if even just $70 million when to devising universal health care. I couldn't agree more with what you're saying and thank you for reading.
Ananta65 says:
16 months ago
I guess this logic is too simple for governments, talented_ink.