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Playing devil's advocate; If the government takes over health care, they effectively set the terms. Just to be sure we are all on the same page here; we all kn
by shrnky 17y ago
Playing devil's advocate;
If the government takes over health care, they effectively set the terms.
Just to be sure we are all on the same page here; we all know that this is where it's ultimately going right..??
Ok if you are a startup, there is much less incentive to invest your time and energy into anything health care related as your return is noticeably less.(they set the terms)
Thus any advancements in medical care will ultimately be funded by the government via. you rather than the market.
Will it be cheaper in the long run?
I think the fundamental difference is that some people personalize everything related to the health care system; understandably; and cannot/will not look at it from a completely logical standpoint.
We hate paying high insurance premiums, but time is the most valuable asset.
- richieb 17y agoA lot the research that goes into truly innovative treatments is already funded by the government. See what NIH pays for. The big companies look for stuff that they can market and sell fast (eg. Viagra in new rainbow color). In a lot of the pharmaceutical companies spent more on marketing than research. Especially for things that are not profitable (eg. flu shots, or malaria vaccine).
- richieb 17y agoA lot the research that goes into truly innovative treatments is already funded by the government. See what NIH pays for. The big companies look for stuff that they can market and sell fast (eg. Viagra in new rainbow color). In a lot of the pharmaceutical companies spent more on marketing than research. Especially for things that are not profitable (eg. flu shots, or malaria vaccine).
- j_baker 17y ago"Playing devil's advocate; If the government takes over health care, they effectively set the terms. Just to be sure we are all on the same page here; we all know that this is where it's ultimately going right..??" s/health care/fire departments/ s/medical care/fire departments/ To me, if you do the above, the argument loses no logical soundness. So then, do you advocate doing away with fire departments?