Quote (gnarjay @ Jan 12 2023 12:02pm)
no, private insurance companies are the problem with healthcare costs, not the government. private profiteering in healthcare results in tremendous bloat and decreased quality of care, just look at how much we pay vs what we get compared to the rest of the developed world. it doesnt make any sense whatsoever. who would regulate healthcare in a "free market"? would you let healthcare providers regulate themselves? less regulation opens the door for more monopolistic practices which hurts the quality of care. as the last 20 years have shown in the USA, less regulation is not better. self-regulation is a libertarian "free market" myth. it ultimately leads to corruption, fraud, and a complete lack of transparency. deregulation directly caused the financial collapse of 2008 and guess who foot the bill to bailout the banks? we did with our tax money. I think healthcare is one sector where it would be extremely dangerous for there not to be any government oversight.
as for taxes, I believe the system that we had under FDR was the best this country ever had. if that makes me a "statist" then so be it!
dont, ever, for any reason, ever, at all, no matter what, no matter what you're told, no matter what you hear, ever, at all, at any time, separate these two things, on any issue, ever.