> gg wrote: > Name me a private insurance company who's plans are in the hole by > $30,000,000,000. > > Which is exactly why the "government plan to compete" language is hooey. > > And if that's such a great idea, how about a government software > development company to compete? A government car company? A > government salon company? A government shoe manufacturer? > > Couldn't all industries benefit from government competition?
One other thought along that lines ... The concept that, "the private system has failed". What bunch of crap. Remember your "externalities" concept around pollution? Using that analogy we could say that "the private system" has failed to protect the environment. Sounds appealing right? Someone to blame? Let's make it simpler: 1600s English market. Your son buys a pickle, eats some, gets sick. You go to market the next day and buy some bread, eat it, and the whole family gets sick. You stop going to the market and so does everyone else. What's failed? The market regulators. Enter the concept of the "well regulated market". The government's top role is to regulate markets to ensure a safe and fair experience for buyers and sellers. Back to health care. Patients ask for insurance, they get it at the price the market bears. Doctors ask for 3rd parties to pay their bills patients can't afford, they get it. Companies ask for complicated plans to insure their employees, they get it. Market works great for those that can afford its prices. Problem is, we want EVERYBODY to be able to afford something in the market. What's failed? THE MARKET! And guess who laid the foundations for the market in the first place?? THE GOVERNMENT! post-WWII wage controls created the employer-based health care system in place today. So the government created the market and failed to regulate it properly. And now they blame private industry and want to "compete" with it? When THEIR plan is in the hole to the tune of $30+ billion? Guess what? They already lost that competition. How about some sober intelligent talk about market regulation that blames those at fault: Congre ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298540 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
