> Our main disagreement would be “who” pays, but that’s a debate for another time. Our main disagreements are about "who" pays. Or at least that's what all of

> Our main disagreement would be “who” pays, but that’s a debate for another time. Our main disagreements are about "who" pays. Or at least that's what all of our major political fights seem to be about. Its a great distraction, because it sucks up nearly all the air of public conversation. As a result, no one is ever having that conversation about why we need someone else to pay in the first place. The whole system is setup so that the sticker price of everything is unreasonably expensive, such that an intermediary to "negotiate prices" has become mandatory. Almost regardless of who is actually footing the bill in the end.