The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

Alex · 01-20-2010, 01:28 PM

Now that's just slanderous hyperbole.

If you wanted people to get sick and die it would only be people without income, or with insufficient income, that you'd want to get sick and die.

Of course, you don't want people to get sick and die. However, if people do get sick you are accept that access to money or certain employment will be a key factor in their attempt to avoid death (or remediation of sickness).

But that's fine, since support of a free market (or mostly free market) health care system is one of pragmatism. That despite individual harm, it is does more good overall than the alternative.

At core, I'm ok with this as well. However, my view is that this will be on the losing side of history. So, since my core view is unlikely to prevail I'd rather have the best option of the other side rather than a mishmash of things that is likely to make things worse individually and collectively.

01-20-2010, 01:28 PM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Now that's just slanderous hyperbole. If you wanted people to get sick and die it would only be people without income, or with insufficient income, that you'd want to get sick and die. Of course, you don't want people to get sick and die. However, if people do get sick you are accept that access to money or certain employment will be a key factor in their attempt to avoid death (or remediation of sickness). But that's fine, since support of a free market (or mostly free market) health care system is one of pragmatism. That despite individual harm, it is does more good overall than the alternative. At core, I'm ok with this as well. However, my view is that this will be on the losing side of history. So, since my core view is unlikely to prevail I'd rather have the best option of the other side rather than a mishmash of things that is likely to make things worse individually and collectively.
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