On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Gruss Gott<grussg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Judah wrote: >> hell in a hand basket regardless, fine, then shut the fuck up and get >> out of the way while people that want to make a difference try to do >> so. >> > > "Reform" to me means making the health care market work like every other > market. > > What you're proposing is like saying that if the government takes over > Visa credit card then we can all afford to get a new Plasma every year > because a government-run Visa will somehow lower TV costs.
Not to even come close to entering a discussion of any sort, much less one of this sort: 1) Does buying in bulk save money? 2) If everyone got a new plasma each year, would the cost of the plasma go down? Seriously, I'm just saying this to say it. Just wanted to [pointlessly] kill a few electrons. DIE ELECTRONS DIE! Oh, the horrors. Senseless electron violence. A vicious circle, yadda yadda. > So I'm not saying EVERYTHING will fail, simply everything besides a > well regulated market with consumer driven price controls. I dunno if it's a market, per se. > Since a public option isn't that, it'll fail. Read all about it here: > > http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200909/health-care -- The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. Elizabeth Cady Stanto ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:302255 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
