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Your just being deliberately obtuse as always. I make a statement that countries have realized that the free market is harmful in certain spheres and you go on

by jahaja 6y ago

Your just being deliberately obtuse as always. I make a statement that countries have realized that the free market is harmful in certain spheres and you go on about the economy as a whole instead, which I have never claimed to not be capitalist/market economies. I make a statement about the vast difference in worker benefits and welfare and you go on about the labor's share of income instead, which I have never claimed to be higher. > I write software that's used by insurance companies to process claims and price fees Insurance companies should play no role in healthcare, and they certainly don't where I live.

bhupy 6y ago
> Your just being deliberately obtuse as always When you’re backed into a corner, you appear to resort to name calling and hostility, as always. I’m directly addressing your arguments by showing you that reality is a lot more complicated than you seem to think, by the numbers. Your entire world view neatly fits into a packaged ideology that only seems to reconcile with a warped version of how the US actually works (as well as other countries). > Insurance companies should play no role in healthcare, and they certainly don't where I live. I understand you feel that way. What I’m saying is that my software is used by your government. My job will exist regardless of who is actually paying for healthcare, because I’m not in the business of financing, I’m in the business of claims processing, provider payment, and automated price generation. These are functions that government payers also use to pay physicians and to drive their per capita costs down also. It will always be a part of the value chain. Also, private insurance companies play a role in healthcare in many prosperous countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
- jahaja 6y ago
  > When you’re backed into a corner Don't flatter yourself. > I’m directly addressing your arguments You haven't directly addressed anything. I just gave you two very clear examples where you just change the subject to something I've never claimed instead of answering the questions/arguments. > It will always be a part of the value chain. Alright, fair enough. Good for you.

by jahaja 6y ago

bhupy 6y ago

> Your just being deliberately obtuse as always When you’re backed into a corner, you appear to resort to name calling and hostility, as always. I’m directly addressing your arguments by showing you that reality is a lot more complicated than you seem to think, by the numbers. Your entire world view neatly fits into a packaged ideology that only seems to reconcile with a warped version of how the US actually works (as well as other countries). > Insurance companies should play no role in healthcare, and they certainly don't where I live. I understand you feel that way. What I’m saying is that my software is used by your government. My job will exist regardless of who is actually paying for healthcare, because I’m not in the business of financing, I’m in the business of claims processing, provider payment, and automated price generation. These are functions that government payers also use to pay physicians and to drive their per capita costs down also. It will always be a part of the value chain. Also, private insurance companies play a role in healthcare in many prosperous countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.

jahaja 6y ago
> When you’re backed into a corner Don't flatter yourself. > I’m directly addressing your arguments You haven't directly addressed anything. I just gave you two very clear examples where you just change the subject to something I've never claimed instead of answering the questions/arguments. > It will always be a part of the value chain. Alright, fair enough. Good for you.