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I'm not well enough informed to give a complete opinion on what's better, because it's a complicated solution. I do know some reasons why a public option might
by mathattack 10y ago
I'm not well enough informed to give a complete opinion on what's better, because it's a complicated solution. I do know some reasons why a public option might not be good. (This doesn't mean it's the wrong option - just considerations)
1 - When you eliminate competition, you lose innovation and smart cost control. Look at most monopolies for evidence of this.
2 - You wind up forcing a "one size fits all" on everyone. What if some people prefer a bare bones service, and others prefer an advanced one?
3 - How many things does the government really run well?
- st3v3r 10y ago1 is disproven when you look at other countries with single payer, and they have a much better handle on their healthcare costs than we do. 3 - about the same amount as the private sector.
- mathattack 10y agoOn #1 there is a lot of data that suggests single payer can be cheaper. On innovation, other countries lag. I disagree on #3, at least in the US. Would we rather have Health Care run like UPS or the Postal Service?