Posted on 10/06/2016 1:10:19 AM PDT by benfranklinthomasjefferson
Dr. Hsiao has set up a lot of countries medical systems. He has spent his entire life studying health care. You can see the perverse economic incentives. A market system would have.
1- price competition 2- consumer sovereignty 3- free entry and exit of suppliers
We currently have problems with 1- Insurance and adverse selection 2- Providers can induce demand
One thing is clear, though: market competition engenders much higher transaction and administrative costs. Furthermore, genuine competition requires excess supply.
Most people want a free market system. However, we have to be honest. There is real market failure. In healthcare, the prices are too high, the quality is too low, the doctors are overworked, there are a lot of people that can't get services. Success would be meeting the needs of society at a reasonable price and high quality.
We can blame it on government. Sure they are to blame. But, we can also blame it on the corporations bribing the politicians. They are both guilty of not fixing this.
America is about small companies having a fair shot. The playing field has to be level.
Amendment 69 is starting over. It operates outside of the political loop. It's twenty one local citizens. That is a much better chance at making it a fair shake for everyone than the corruption at the federal level. That's why the politicians don't want it.
If there is collusion, should the government break it up? If there is monopoly and people are getting gouged should government regulate it? Do you really think health care prices are fair? Is your doctor readily available? Are the drug prices good?
There is a big difference between crony capitalism and the real deal. We have crony capitalism here seething with corruption. Let the people of Colorado start over outside the political system. It's one of the best chances that could ever happen.
Prices are going up 20% next year.
I believe in liberty. I don't think living without healthcare is a good idea for most of us. I also believe in responsibility to give my fair share. Still, I know I'm getting ripped off on healthcare. I could sit back and bash the government for taking all the handouts and giving out favors, but what good does that do. The people of Colorado have really worked their butts off to make a change.
Finally, amendment 69 is a coop. There are a lot of successful coops. The Green Bay Packers are a coop and so is Sunkist. Coops aren't inherently evil. They do a lot of good when run properly.
Vote Yes on amendment 69.
Maybe you should focus on the issue. You probably don’t even know who Milton Friedman is or what he said about the issue. It’s easy to bash without any real idea on how to do anything.
There is an either totally absent or small demographic in each of these photos. They are not cherry picked. Every Med School has a graduating class photo and many of the old ones are on the Internet but for some reason no recent ones can be found. I suspect they realize how unbalanced they have become and hope no one notices.
Here are some more useful sites with accurate information.
http://www.coloradocare.org
http://www.amendment69colorado.org
http://www.colorado69.org
http://www.faithperspectiveamendment69.org
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