the TRUTH!
President Obama held a townhall today where there was not too many opponents. I'm a little amazed by that, and I'm wondering if they were kept out. We'll see. Maybe they just didn't care enough to show. That hasn't been the case with the other meetings ... but they've been held on WEEKENDS and AFTER WORK to allow folks to go. Not at 11:00AM on a Tuesday.
Anyway he went on and on and I don't have time to show it all (I already wasted too much time reading the article on it) but he pushed the myth again that the government option won't affect those on private carriers:
Too true, Mr. President, too true.*
So since your example kind of proves that private companies and free markets do it better, can we accept that as fact now and put more free market principles into the bill? And forget this whole idea that the government is going to provide us with the best care?
Because um ... we really know that it wont. Really. We know.
*A quick glance shows FedEx growing internationally and UPS lagging. USPS as we all know is closing offices and doesn't make any money. In fact, this example should scare the crap out of those wanting single payer, because the lesson it teaches is that government can't send our mail and had to close post offices, what happens when they can't run health care and they have to close hospitals? Big city folk like me might be okay, but those that live in rural areas that are dependant on smaller hospitals may be out of luck. Like those in Britian who have had their primary care locations closed.
Anyway he went on and on and I don't have time to show it all (I already wasted too much time reading the article on it) but he pushed the myth again that the government option won't affect those on private carriers:
He also disputed the notion that adding a government-run insurance plan into a menu of options from which people could pick would drive private insurers out of business, in effect making the system single-payer by default.
As long as they have a good product and the government plan has to sustain itself through premiums and other non-tax revenue, private insurers should be able to compete with the government plan, Obama said.
"They do it all the time," he said. "UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. ... It's the Post Office that's always having problems."
Too true, Mr. President, too true.*
So since your example kind of proves that private companies and free markets do it better, can we accept that as fact now and put more free market principles into the bill? And forget this whole idea that the government is going to provide us with the best care?
Because um ... we really know that it wont. Really. We know.
*A quick glance shows FedEx growing internationally and UPS lagging. USPS as we all know is closing offices and doesn't make any money. In fact, this example should scare the crap out of those wanting single payer, because the lesson it teaches is that government can't send our mail and had to close post offices, what happens when they can't run health care and they have to close hospitals? Big city folk like me might be okay, but those that live in rural areas that are dependant on smaller hospitals may be out of luck. Like those in Britian who have had their primary care locations closed.
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