Teabaggers and Health Care

[wakluvit]

I think the free market system is a wonderful way to go for health care reform. We currently don't have a free market in health care reform because insurance companies cannot compete across state lines. You are stuck with the policy you have and do not have the choice to find truly affordable health care.

An example would be Apple. Apple is making tons of money and no one is screaming about their corporate greed. I don't hear anyone saying that an iPod costs too much. Apple has given the technology industry a decade of great innovation because they were interested in, get this, profits! How dare them, I don't want my iPod anymore. This is what a truly free market will give us.

We have been brainwashed to think that our current system of healthcare is broken because of the greedy corporate executives of the insurance companies. Yes, they are driven by profits just like Apple but their hands are tied by the current Federal and State laws designed to protect us.

For a free market to truly exist it actually has to be a free market.

A corporation doesn't exist to help people. There is no integrity in a corporation. There may be an appearance of integrity as a public relations gimmick but if anyone thinks that there is a corporation in existence that puts the best interest of the masses ahead of profit they would be sadly mistaken.

Interesting quote above. Exchange "corporation" with "politician." Later, in the quote exchange "profit" for "re-election."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I assume you feel our government operates in the best interests of its people. If anyones believes that, they are sadly mistaken. Our government is run by politicians who have an appearance of integrity as a public relations gimmick and they are there to get re-elected. The reason why corporations operate so effectively is because they make decisions based on the best for the corporation. If a corporation fails, everyone working within that corporation loses his/her job. So, the Managers must make tough, sometimes unpopular decisions for the best interest of the corporation employing the people that are left employed there. That doesn't sound heartless to me. Politicians, on the other hand, make the most popular decisions which aren't always the best decisions for our country so they'll get re-elected. What happens when our country fails? Government run health care is not the answer!!!

Why would you assume that? I distrust almost every aspect of government. The parallels between big busnisses and government are many.

Sorry if I assumed that you were supporting government running health care over insurance companies. I'm just tired of everyone blaming the insurance companies for our health care problems when our government's regulation over the insurance companies is the problem. Expanding government to run health will only make it worse and is not the answer. This health care bill needs to be thrown out and our congress needs to work together to come up with a good plan. Maybe if we make the Congressmen and Women use the same insurance as us they'll come up with a good plan within weeks.