tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581081264152283332.post6202847176782869904..comments2023-05-18T04:12:58.640-04:00Comments on >>>The (b)Right Libertarian: Canadian health care, like saving the melting snowmanAllen Smallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663655836753638994noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581081264152283332.post-50923579740924817762010-03-30T11:57:27.125-04:002010-03-30T11:57:27.125-04:00"I don't think I'd very much enjoy tr..."I don't think I'd very much enjoy trying to gain care from a bunch of companies all trying to cutthroat each other with the cheapest care while still trying to make a profit."<br /><br />I understand what you're saying. But! Insurance companies (and there are many of them) will compete with one another for your premiums. At some point you will find a "deal" that suits you and them. Even bad drivers get car insurance (yes they pay more), people with bad teeth get dental insurance. Further more, competition if allowed amongst medical care providers will lower the costs that insurance companies must pay. I also would not be averse to a gov't welfare subsidy to those whose insurance premiums are prohibitively expensive and who can't pay. That would be more palatable to me than a single gov't payer as is the case in Canada or the mess that is now occurring (and will get worse) in the States.<br />The problem is, in the area of health-care we don't trust competition and the free market. We do trust it for most other aspects of our lives. That is what brain washing does.Allen Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663655836753638994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581081264152283332.post-87821431082030536052010-03-29T15:40:14.724-04:002010-03-29T15:40:14.724-04:00Interesting. But I don't think I'd very m...Interesting. But I don't think I'd very much enjoy trying to gain care from a bunch of companies all trying to cutthroat each other with the cheapest care while still trying to make a profit. I think way too many corners will get cut and way too many people will take shortcuts or again, go back to denying health care based on spurious reasons, all in the interest of squeaking out an extra penny here and there. That is seen way too often in "those other areas" that are mentioned. And what would the answer be? Lots of government regulation and oversight to make sure everyone meets a specified minimum so that people are safer and then you're right back where you started from.Lukasha.vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023960283365869584noreply@blogger.com