> Cam wrote: > Really - I do care about the subject. However, I don't really get > anything constructive from any of the conversations about it on this > list. I really don't think anyone does.
I do. It's kinda like old SNL: some of the skits weren't so funny when you first say them, but were much funnier to talk about later. As to healthcare ... The problem is out-of-control supply side costs (doctors, labs, pharma, DME, etc) and I won't be changing that position. It's happened in every industry the government has failed to properly regulate, most recently seen in the airlines. The debate in the late 70s was that deregulation will kill people. Same at the healthcare debate. and the solution to prevent death was more government. Reagan was elected and de-regulated. Now you've got twice the flights, it's never been safer to fly, and they cost half as much. That's the power of capitalism. So with healthcare if you want half the providers, botched care, at double the cost the government is the way to go. If you want to cut supply-side costs then we have to repeat our success in the 80s and get the government our of operations: * let gov't do what they're best at: setting market standards. * let business do what it's best at: best product for the lowest cost. The idea that healthcare is special and so violates that rule is as false as the "new economy" that just keeps risin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:305678 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
