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if public healthcare was wonderful, there'd be no private insurance business in germany. it baffles me that people think the same government that pisses away b

• grecy 11y ago
  >if public healthcare was wonderful, there'd be no private insurance business in Germany Private insurance companies exist in Germany, Australia, Canada, etc. because it's about choice. If everyone was given a perfectly functional Toyota Camry, people would still buy Porsches and Ferraris simply because they want the ultimate. Healthcare is no different. >it baffles me that people think the same government that pisses away billions on big digs, pointless fighter jets, and whatever else would magically save us billions on health care And yet Healthcare costs more in America than any other developed country. So the evidence is clear that when the government does it, it is cheaper.
  • vonmoltke 11y ago
    > And yet Healthcare costs more in America than any other developed country. So the evidence is clear that when the government does it, it is cheaper. When the American government does damn near anything it costs more than when any other government in the world does something. Showing that other governments can do something cheaper does not demonstrate that the American government can as well. I have much more faith in the ability of a European government to set up a social program than I do my own.