The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

When you have politicians deciding how much doctors make, how on earth can you expect us to get decent care.

The same way you get it when insurance companies decide how much doctors make. Hopefully, you run into a doctor who is committed to providing it. Plus, if Sicko is any indication, the doctors in socialized systems are doing fine.

The politicians also decide how much public sector lawyers make on both the prosecution and defense side. The laws still get enforced. People get defended. I've had a number of clients who have bought into the myth that their public defender had to have been incompetent, so the family pooled money they couldn't afford to hire a private attorney that took their money and did nothing.