Floyd Brown wrote:
So just what has been happening in the past for health care.
I haven't heard that health care has been getting cheaper or better have you?
Obama care is a hope. If the house had not put in a bunch of junk it might have been okay.
I for one would not risk shutting down the government to get rid of it. Those politicians making noise about shutting down government over this will soon be looking for new work.
Health care wasn't getting cheaper, your wrong about it's not getting better, but, it wasn't getting cheaper, because, of the socialist policies that were interfering with capitalism and the free market.
The only licensing agency for doctors is the AMA. They deliberately keep the number of doctors below what's needed, because, the resulting shortage keeps their incomes high. When you can get them to admit it they tell you they are just looking after their members, because, it cost soooooo much to become a doctor. They never talk about the individuals who have also spent the money, time and intern ship who are denied their licenses, but, still have the bills to pay for their education.
A farmer who only grew wheat on his farm for the bread that he ate at his table, had to abide by the rules for interstate commerce, because somehow, some day his wheat might somehow be sold across state lines.
But, insurance that people are looking for and want is forbidden to be sold across state lines, even if they find a policy that they want in another state.
In an area that has a lot of water front, you will find marinas. Many people that have bought their first marina, for the first time has figured out that most of the profit in the marina is in new boat sales and summer slip rentals. The carpenter shop and the mechanic shop, barley break even, if at all. So the new owners want to eliminate all departments that don't make tones of money.
The funny thing is, that people buy boats to use them. If they can't get them fixed or afford to fix them, then they don't want them. New boats don't get sold and then there's no reason to buy a summer slip rental.
Like it or not there is a cost of doing business that goes along with every business. There may be things and services that you don't make as much money on, but, eliminate them and your customers go elsewhere.
In capitalism, to remain competitive, you have to provide what your customers need whether you want to or not. Otherwise they will go to someone who does or someone will start a new company that does.
In this country, Drug companies don't want to produce certain drugs that people need, because, they say there is not a big enough profit margin in it.
Under capitalism, this is not a problem, because a smaller company that wants to get bigger would take it over and produce it.
The greedy companies would lose customers, over time and change their policy or go under.
But, because, this country is run by socialist and no-nothing voters, we no longer operate that way.
Now whenever a drug company threatens to cancel a product, we don't look to see if we've over regulated the industry, stopping new companies to forming that could take up the slack.......No, No, No! What we do now is subsidize the drug companies using our tax dollars to reward them for their un-capitalistic, uncompetitive and un-American attitude.