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Old 09-20-2007, 02:29 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by fxashun View Post
I admit I am selfish about some things. This is one of them.

Our government has shown itself to be pretty inept about several things it has tried to control. I don't want to put the nation's health care in the hands of more bureaucrats.
I have to disagree with you on that.

Why trust the insurance companies, over which you have zero influence, more than the govt, who you at least get to elect?

If public services are adequately funded and well run by dedicated, motivated professionalsthey can work well.

I notice the right wing talk radio wackos like to compare a proposed national health service to the DMV! Well if you want to pay another couple hundred dollars for your car licence you could have a highly efficient DMV staffed by helpful, well paid people! But we prefer to pay less and get lousy service.

Why don't the anti health service lobby ever criticise the US military?? After all it's a govt run organisation - and one of the largest and most efficient enterprises on the planet.

Because it is adequately funded and well run by dedicated, motivated professionals.

I'm a diehard capitalist and run my own business but I think it's just wrong to let health care be subject to the profit motive.