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AfroBurrito
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maitaidads
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Old Painless
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| One thing is for sure: Koreans are not pussies when it comes to pulling that final trigger. People will tell us all day that suicide is a cowardly way out, and that's one way to look at it. OTOH, pulling that trigger is a very difficult thing to do even when one wants out in the worst way. |
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Sector7G
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Old Painless wrote: |
| One thing is for sure: Koreans are not pussies when it comes to pulling that final trigger. People will tell us all day that suicide is a cowardly way out, and that's one way to look at it. OTOH, pulling that trigger is a very difficult thing to do even when one wants out in the worst way. |
I am not trying to be argumentative, but I don't know how you could possibly know how difficult it is for any one individual. Who knows, for someone who felt like life was not worth living, it might be the easiest thing in the world. It's just impossible to know someone's state of mind, which is also why I don't jump to the conclusion that it is necessarily a cowardly act. Now if they take someone out with them in a murder-suicide, like an ex-lover or their kids, that's a different story. |
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Old Painless
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Sector7G wrote: |
| Old Painless wrote: |
| One thing is for sure: Koreans are not pussies when it comes to pulling that final trigger. People will tell us all day that suicide is a cowardly way out, and that's one way to look at it. OTOH, pulling that trigger is a very difficult thing to do even when one wants out in the worst way. |
I am not trying to be argumentative, but I don't know how you could possibly know how difficult it is for any one individual. Who knows, for someone who felt like life was not worth living, it might be the easiest thing in the world. It's just impossible to know someone's state of mind, which is also why I don't jump to the conclusion that it is necessarily a cowardly act. Now if they take someone out with them in a murder-suicide, like an ex-lover or their kids, that's a different story. |
You're absolutely right. I can't speak for others, and while it may look one way to me, everyone is different. |
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SeoulNate
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Location: Hyehwa
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Workers comp insurance would have helped. But the question is will Koreans pay more taxes for such programs? (Yet continue to spend mucho won on private insurance.) |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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Workers comp insurance would have helped. But the question is will Koreans pay more taxes for such programs? (Yet continue to spend mucho won on private insurance.) |
Koreans already pay a crap ton of tax. The problem is that tax is used really inefficiently. Also, the system for checking on people who dont pay is ineffective, thus leading many people to evade, thus leading to higher taxation for those who do pay. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| SeoulNate wrote: |
| atwood wrote: |
Workers comp insurance would have helped. But the question is will Koreans pay more taxes for such programs? (Yet continue to spend mucho won on private insurance.) |
Koreans already pay a crap ton of tax. The problem is that tax is used really inefficiently. Also, the system for checking on people who dont pay is ineffective, thus leading many people to evade, thus leading to higher taxation for those who do pay. |
According to who?
I'd say it's being used rather efficiently for those who benefit from it--chaebols, large companies and banks and the politicians in their pockets. And considering who was elected president, lots of Koreans seem to be fine with that.
As for rooting out corruption and incompetence, you're talking about changing centuries of habits and customs. That kind of change is tough. And does the general citizenry really want that or would they rather claw, scratch and scramble to get their share of the spoils? |
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