NationStates Jolt Archive

what would you rather have

1.
free health care, free school from the start until the end,
secured a minimum standard of living if you can't feed your self for some reason, and gap in hour wages for the lowest payed to the heighest payed that is no more the 100%, and maybe heigher for people with high risk jobs, firefighters and the likes...

2.
No, free schools and no free health care provided by the state.
No minimum wage, no limit on hour/work ratio. You pay for everything, and you work at what wage is given to you.

3.
Fudal style world, you can't climb by work, you are stuck in the place where you were born. There si health care, but the schooling is, as i said only at the level you are to be on.

4.
Fudal style world, you can't climb by work, you are stuck in the place where you were born. There is no Health care, but exceptions can climb heigher if they are picked out.

5.
No minimum wage, no limit on hour/work ratio. You pay for everything, and you work at what wage is given to you. But you get free schools at low levels, and if you are best of the best, you might get a scholorship.

6.
No minimum wage, no limit on hour/work ratio. You pay for everything, and you work at what wage is given to you. Get free schools at al levels, and free basic health.

7.
No minimum wage, no limit on hour/work ratio. You pay for everything, and you work at what wage is given to you. But health is free, and all schools are free.

8.
A form of society where each individual is allowed to rise or fall on his or her own merit

"Free"? Nothing is ever free, except for free samples of cheese at the store.

"Free"? Nothing is ever free, except for free samples of cheese at the store.
Don't give me that, you know what i mean scools and health by the goverment, that gets it from tax and other stuff, like selling guns to the third world nations;)

"what would you rather have?"

Where's the meritocracy?

I like #5 myself.

Personally, I'd like better Grammar.

I like #1 the best.

Personally, I'd like better Grammar.
we'd all love that, but i am dumd and to lazy to spell chech, so live with it

"what would you rather have?"

Where's the meritocracy?

what is that, explain and I will edit it in to the poll

6 and 7 are the same choice

Five, if you've got what it takes, you can fight your way to the top (free education helps), but no one is going to save you if you're incompetent or stupid.

"Free"? Nothing is ever free, except for free samples of cheese at the store.



mmmmmm free cheese.

oh and also the free chinese food samples at the food court.

6 and 7 are the same choice
no it ain't basic health is like if your appendix is about to blow, or you brak your arm, all health is if you are suffering from cancer and the goverment tryes to help you using a lot of $$£€€€

we'd all love that, but i am dumd and to lazy to spell chech, so live with it
*shakes head*

*senses a WTF coming*

#1

I tought i had made a thread that would catch on, but it didn't, bad dought i put a lot of effort in to it....

what is that, explain and I will edit it in to the poll
A form of society where each individual is allowed to rise or fall on his or her own merit. :)

A form of society where each individual is allowed to rise or fall on his or her own merit. :)
Wait, I thought a meritocracy is where you get to lead based on your merit (i.e., resume). "-ocracy" talks about systems of leadership/government, not social organization. A meritocracy doesn't guarantee that everyone will be able to rise on their own merits, because it doesn't guarantee that those who do rise won't decide that everyone else is too stupid to be allowed to rise.

That's why the US founders mostly told Alexander Hamilton to sit down and shut up -- he was big into meritocracy and was constantly denouncing others (i.e., the other founders) as idiots.

#1

I'd like to have #1, but I'd be satisfied with #5 with an edit -- free school through high school/secondary school with grade-based scholarships and competitive scholarships for college PLUS free basic health.

I'd like to have #1, but I'd be satisfied with #5 with an edit -- free school through high school/secondary school with grade-based scholarships and competitive scholarships for college PLUS free basic health.

I have edited the last one, so its now its numver -1 seeing as one dude voted for me to rule all of the globe

Don't give me that, you know what i mean scools and health by the goverment, that gets it from tax and other stuff, like selling guns to the third world nations;)

It's not free. Someone is paying for it. You're a taxpayer, you pay for it.
There
Ain't
No
Such
Thing
As
A
Free
Lunch
!

It's not free. Someone is paying for it. You're a taxpayer, you pay for it.
There
Ain't
No
Such
Thing
As
A
Free
Lunch
!

You could just steal it

You could just steal it


Someone is still paying for it. Taxpayers, consumers who have to pay more to cover the cost of theft, the vendor who has to cover the loss. Someone pays.

Ummmmm....one I guess, though none of them especially jump out at me.