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The hope with a real free market is that you wouldn't have to negotiate in that situation, the prices would already be reasonable.

• dragonwriter 13y ago
  > The hope with a real free market is that you wouldn't have to negotiate in that situation, the prices would already be reasonable. The theoretical efficiency of a real "real free market" depends on the ability to evaluate and choose options in a competitive market for purchasing goods and services based on perfect knowledge of the costs of and utility from each purchase. There's a whole lot of reasons that a deregulated market for "purchasing treatment for a heart attack you are currently experiencing" is not likely to have the features that theoretically create efficiency in a "real free market".
  • nsxwolf 13y ago
    Also, a heart attack is a rare event, and presumably one that would be covered by a real insurance policy.