Comments on: The Health Care Co-Op Con Game http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/08/18/the-health-care-co-op-con-game/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » The Health Care Co-Op Con Game | AlternativeInsuranceGuide http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/08/18/the-health-care-co-op-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-322200 Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » The Health Care Co-Op Con Game | AlternativeInsuranceGuide Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:42:15 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=18065#comment-322200 [...] Continue reading here: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » The Health Care Co-Op Con Game [...] [...] Continue reading here: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » The Health Care Co-Op Con Game [...]

]]> By: Doug Mataconis http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/08/18/the-health-care-co-op-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-322176 Doug Mataconis Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:47:50 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=18065#comment-322176 In my opinion, government is bad at running things period, especially when it ventures beyond those things that only it can do --- defense from foreign invasion, protection from crime, etc. In my opinion, government is bad at running things period, especially when it ventures beyond those things that only it can do — defense from foreign invasion, protection from crime, etc.

]]> By: Brian http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/08/18/the-health-care-co-op-con-game/comment-page-1/#comment-322116 Brian Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:03:56 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=18065#comment-322116 In your opinion, is the problem that the government should just not be running healthcare, or is it that the government is bad at running things period? Again, in your own opinion, should there be any change in the Health Care industry as it is today? As I understand it, there is very little regulation as it is, and competition (a key component of free markets) is stiffled. Should we just wait for the Health insurance industry to become something only the top 30% of the country can afford and therefore they are very profitable, while hospitals go bankrupt because 70% of the population uses ERs for regular doctor visits? If the problem is that government is terrible at running anything, why isn't THIS the issue? In your opinion, is the problem that the government should just not be running healthcare, or is it that the government is bad at running things period?

Again, in your own opinion, should there be any change in the Health Care industry as it is today? As I understand it, there is very little regulation as it is, and competition (a key component of free markets) is stiffled. Should we just wait for the Health insurance industry to become something only the top 30% of the country can afford and therefore they are very profitable, while hospitals go bankrupt because 70% of the population uses ERs for regular doctor visits?

If the problem is that government is terrible at running anything, why isn’t THIS the issue?

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