Posted by
Republitarian on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 5:35:37 PM
As the 2008 race looms ahead, many are saying that 'Universal Healthcare' will be a high priority issue. Most Democrats I talk to are suggesting that we need to implement a government managed (controlled) healthcare system.
On August 30th, 2006, Kevin Drum wrote an
article for the Washington Post. In it, he states:
"Thanks to innovations introduced during Bill Clinton's administration,
VA healthcare is now among the nation's best. It's cheaper than either
private healthcare or Medicare, the quality is top notch, and it
operates according to strict performance standards."
Yet, recently, in the news, the efficiency of the VA Healthcare system is being
called into question So, apparently Democrats know how to build a great healthcare system, but Republicans can ruin it in 6 months.
Why
is it that monopolies run by corporations are bad, yet monopolies run
by government are good? Monopolies are bad, no matter who is controlling
them. Government mononpolies are worse, because they can re-inforce
their monopolies with laws and guns. Corporate monopolies still have to
deal with the government, new competitors, and their customers.