Raghu writes: “Anyway, I don't think the relevant factor is necessarily public v. private, but rather not-for-profit v. for-profit.”
Imagine the hypothetical Dr. Smith who owns his own practice. After paying rent, his staff, etc., his business has a profit of $250k. Several years later, sick and tired of dealing with insurance claim administration, he closes his office and joins the staff of Cedars-Sinai (a prominent non-profit hospital in LA) in exchange for a salary of, you guessed it, $250k. Why do you think his move from profit to non-profit is a good thing, will result in any improvement in patient care, will result in reduced cost, etc.? David Shemano From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of raghu Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 12:49 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] [Marxism] NYRB review of Naomi Klein On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Joseph Catron <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 2:08 PM, raghu <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You see the same thing for instance in discussions of health-care, where we often see harsh criticisms of "bourgeois liberals", whereas in reality, liberals like Joseph Stiglitz or Paul Krugman - favor the exact same thing as any socialist - an universal single-payer health-care system. Any socialist? Most I know don't favor that, per se. It would be an improvement over what we have now - just as Obamacare may have been an improvement - but in terms of what we actually want, it's health care in the public domain, not massive public subsidies to private providers. I meant the health-care *payments* system of course, not the system for the actual delivery of health-care. The latter admittedly is more complicated and harder to get a consensus on; the former though is a no-brainer, which is why it is remarkable how much leftists argue with each other over it. Anyway, I don't think the relevant factor is necessarily public v. private, but rather not-for-profit v. for-profit. -raghu. ____________________________________________________ Information contained in this e-mail transmission may be privileged, confidential and covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, distribute, or reproduce this transmission. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify us immediately of the error by return email and please delete the message from your system. Pursuant to requirements related to practice before the U. S. Internal Revenue Service, any tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for purposes of (i) avoiding penalties imposed under the U. S. Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another person any tax-related matter. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. http://www.rkmc.com ____________________________________________________
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