tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5072471188974173268..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Clear Thinking On Socialized MedicineDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-64784036057951846552007-08-23T21:40:00.000-07:002007-08-23T21:40:00.000-07:00That's the utilitarian reason I'm against it. The...That's the utilitarian reason I'm against it. There's also the "social security" parallel that doesn't look too good.<BR/><BR/>Then there's that whole freedom, marketplace, individual responsibility thing. <BR/><BR/>I so enjoyed reading Conscience of a Conservative :-)Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-86430556569909973102007-08-23T17:52:00.000-07:002007-08-23T17:52:00.000-07:00One thing that seems missing from every single pay...One thing that seems missing from every single payer model is that cost doesn't stay the same. It almost always grows unless you put price controls. Then you end up with suppliers leaving the market, which pushes up the cost of supplies even higher due to scarcity. The only way around that is escalating revenue (taxes). So the program sold to voters for 10% of their paycheck would end up costing much more.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-23589124651095257972007-08-23T16:57:00.000-07:002007-08-23T16:57:00.000-07:00The really sad thing about articles like this is t...The really sad thing about articles like this is that they're based on the assumption that the decision to embrace or reject socialized medicine is amenable to argument and discussion. But that's just not true, at least in the short run. <BR/><BR/>The attraction of socialized medicine is the exciting possibility of getting something you want very much by sticking someone else with the bill.<BR/><BR/>Once the initial excitement dies down though, more reasonable people start to remember how often they've gotten something for nothing and how often the something turned out to be rather less then was promised.<BR/><BR/>Emotions happen in a flash, reasoning takes more time. That's why I'm hopeful we'll slow down our rush toward socialized medicine as the countries that've already been there start to back away from socialized medicine. <BR/><BR/>It's already starting to happen in Canada, England, Germany and Sweden at least. But the steps are small and easy to ignore. We just have to hang on until those "civilized" countries that decided on socialized medicine decide that they've made a mistake.allenmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892084607361361603noreply@blogger.com