Quote (majorblood @ Mar 2 2010 01:25am)

I think either you don't understand the difference between you're and your or you think I may not.

I understand the libertarian argument of competition being an advocate in the advancement of technology, but it seems as though you're missing or not understanding my point. The American system and Canadian health-care system can co-exist somewhat functionally. Both have the individual problems. The poor greater benefit from the Canadian system, while the opposite is true in the American.

But onto a secondary point... The biggest problem with your[America's] system is the unduly regulations behind the education necessary to become a doctor. A doctor in America that wants to specialize in something specific(say vision) must attain the qualifications to preform all fields. This means the doctor who prescribes your glasses technically has the ability to preform brain surgery. These unnecessary regulations are sky-rocketing the costs of university education for such practices of medicine, which in turn raises the price of surgery, etc. If such regulations were removed, or at least lowered, the number of lesser doctors[said modestly] would vastly increase. This would create your competition and would make healthcare so much more affordable for the average citizen.

I do think you have the basics for a better system, it just has some major flaws.