Comments on: DIRECTING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/23/directing-the-health-care-system/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Tom Hagan http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/23/directing-the-health-care-system/#comment-72829 Tom Hagan Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:22:52 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/23/directing-the-health-care-system/#comment-72829 Agreed, Graham is wrong when he suggests that single payer would "direct" health care in the US. But has any other single payer advocate suggested that? Under single payer, as would be established under HR 676, for example, providers still compete for patients, and patients have more choie of providers than they do now. Nobody is "directed" to do anything. True, it's not a free market solution. But the patron saint of free marketers, Friedrich Hayek, himself allowed that, along with police, fire protection and the military, "socialization" of healthcare might be a good thing, and would even help support the proper functioning of a free market economy. As a businessman and serial entrepreneur who wants the least possible governmental intrusion into outr lives, I share Hayek's sentiment. For more, see http://whatsnotso.blogs.com/whatsnotso/2008/03/the-hillbar-hea.html Agreed, Graham is wrong when he suggests that single payer would “direct” health care in the US. But has any other single payer advocate suggested that? Under single payer, as would be established under HR 676, for example, providers still compete for patients, and patients have more choie of providers than they do now. Nobody is “directed” to do anything.

True, it’s not a free market solution. But the patron saint of free marketers, Friedrich Hayek, himself allowed that, along with police, fire protection and the military, “socialization” of healthcare might be a good thing, and would even help support the proper functioning of a free market economy. As a businessman and serial entrepreneur who wants the least possible governmental intrusion into outr lives, I share Hayek’s sentiment.

For more, see

http://whatsnotso.blogs.com/whatsnotso/2008/03/the-hillbar-hea.html

]]> By: Fidel http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/23/directing-the-health-care-system/#comment-71716 Fidel Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:02:35 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/03/23/directing-the-health-care-system/#comment-71716 Well, of course. Graham is a bright young guy who has led a totally insular life. He still BELIEVES, and hasn't had any experiences in the real world of adults that will correct his mis understandings about the ability of any large group of people to totally screw something up. Face it: In his entire life he's had to get (perhaps) three drivers licenses, perhaps pay taxes a couple of times, most likely never had to build a house or get a mortgage on one, never had to run any sort of a business more involved than a lemonaide stand (no permits), etc. He has zero experience with federal bureaucracy. This will change. Well, of course. Graham is a bright young guy who has led a totally insular life. He still BELIEVES, and hasn’t had any experiences in the real world of adults that will correct his mis understandings about the ability of any large group of people to totally screw something up.

Face it: In his entire life he’s had to get (perhaps) three drivers licenses, perhaps pay taxes a couple of times, most likely never had to build a house or get a mortgage on one, never had to run any sort of a business more involved than a lemonaide stand (no permits), etc. He has zero experience with federal bureaucracy.

This will change.

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