Cheney treated like others, angry about it

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Originally Posted by dmek25

i think it should be run and handled by the govt. that way everyone receives coverage, and the prices stay in line. there is no reason that a certain procedure costs x amount at one doctor, and the same procedure at a different doctor costs more( or different) and to say it needs some work is the understatement of the year

I have several problems with a one payer goverment system.
1. People running for office or trying to hold their office buying votes by saying they will get certain things not covered by insurance covered. Thus buying votes and driving up cost. This is the biggest problem driving up cost. 2. Name one Goverment Program that has stayed at or below budget. The goverment has a very poor record.
3. If you limit saleries of Doctors (which will be done) then less will enter the field and the smater ones will go into jobs that pay more.
4. It gives the goverment more power over us and it gives them control over 7% of our ecomomy.
Thats just a few of the problems. You said why should one doctor charge X and the other charges more. Maybe one doctor gives more care has more over head is more qualified etc...