Originally Posted by Ray E. Strode
Well Scott,
One of the gripes of the Liberals is Health Costs, Insurance, is extremely high. Now why is that. Printing more money by the Government. Lyndon Johnson was good at it. Inflation it's called.


We haven't had serious inflation for years. I think the reason that health care costs are so high is the same reason costs for any government program are too high - and that is that it is simply too easy to spend other people's money.

Where you and I differ, I suspect, is that I am not willing to throw the baby out with the bath water. The system could be put on track if politicians had the will.

Maybe you aren't willing to throw the baby out with the bath water though. Suppose the military said, we are going to give you the same amount of money for health care that we pay for your health care now - but you have to take that money and purchase your health insurance from a private (for profit) provider. Are you willing to do that?

Scott

P.S. The university I work at gives me a choice of several health care plans. They are OK but not as good as the plan that my wife (Gov't employee) has access to - so we purchase a family plan through her.

Last edited by Scott Campbell; 10/08/11 02:22 PM.
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