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Everyone agrees that it needs to change. There is little agreement on how to change it. Most proposed changes are "let's gore the other side's ox."
by danielweber 12y ago
Everyone agrees that it needs to change.
There is little agreement on how to change it. Most proposed changes are "let's gore the other side's ox."
- rodgerd 12y ago> There is little agreement on how to change it. That's because, generally speaking, the more collectivist proposals rely on evidence from the many, many countries that pay less for healthcare per-capita and get better outcomes, while the side that feels a more lassaiz-faire approach are relying on an essentialy religious position.
- danielweber 12y agoThe former group also ignores countries like India and Singapore, and pretend that there is just one kind of health-care system everyone else uses, sometimes calling vaguely calling it "single-payer." People like Ezra Klein desperately try to correct these people, to no avail. And after all, why should they care to learn the facts? All they need is enough buzzwords to call the other side stupid on message boards, and they are perfectly happy.