Understanding the Issues 2008: Health Care

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by mheisig

Best post on here so far.

Name one government agency that you've ever had a positive experience from a service and quality standpoint. USPS, IRS, your local DMV office, FEMA, the list goes on. I've worked for city government, my dad worked for the federal government for 30 years. Having also worked in the private sector, everything I know about ANY government agency leads me to believe that they are almost universally inefficient, mismanaged and miserable places to work.

I just don't understand this incredible desire people have for socialism. Capitalism works, folks. Let the free market do it's thing and pare this massive beast of a government down.

this is the issue. free market with health care isn't working. and the costs are skyrocketing. people are ready to try something new. even if it means the government gets involved

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by dmek25

this is the issue. free market with health care isn't working. and the costs are skyrocketing. people are ready to try something new. even if it means the government gets involved

None of the democrats are doing anything to address the rising costs. They're all interested in raising more tax revenue in order to pay those exhorbitant costs. That's not a fix, that's a bandaid. It gives everyone coverage, but it still means the coverage is going to continue getting more and more expensive.

McCain is the only one with a plan to actually curtail the growth in healthcare expenses.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by dmek25

this is the issue. free market with health care isn't working. and the costs are skyrocketing. people are ready to try something new. even if it means the government gets involved

That's because we haven't really tried it.

We don't truly have a "free" market system here either. Government has its hands all over it.