On Feb 11, 2009, at 8:44 AM, Chris Gehlker wrote: > > On Feb 11, 2009, at 4:52 AM, Jared Earle wrote: > >> On 11 Feb 2009, at 10:32, Mark Smith wrote: >>> I think Chucks point of view is tainted by his delusions about the >>> efficacy of the free-market. >> >> Free Market, eh? How's that working out for you? > > The singe largest element of the US prison population is composed of > people who got caught practicing medicine in the free market. We call > them drug dealers. The rest of the medical profession is strictly > licensed by the state, is forbidden by law to advertise prices, and > is paid almost entirely by the government or by large insurance > companies who are themselves so regulated as to be quasi-governmental > agencies.
I think the free market in this example refers to insurance providers, not medical providers, no? -Patrick _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
