"strabo" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
"strabo" wrote in message
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As soon as government got into the insurance business prices went up
and quality went down.

According to the Goldwater Institute, health care prices went up in
parallel to the prevalence of private insurance. And the big spike
corresponds to the inauguration of Ronald Reagan. Look at the graph on
this page:

http://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/Ab...w.aspx?id=2317


'Private' insurance IS government sponsored and regulated. Government
intervention was brought about by insurance and financial corporations
seeking monopoly control of the industry.

Oh, jesus. OK, strabo. I knew you'd find a way to have it both ways.
But...but...tell us how they benefit from higher prices for health care. If
they had a monopoly, they'd want higher prices to their customers or lower
costs for themselves. Right?


Insurance is not a proper venue of government regulation. Medical
insurance is a primary influence on costs. If such controls were
eliminated medical costs would fall by at least 50%.

You're full of crap. You are totally, irrevocably, full of crap.

Let's see your evidence.


Medicare and medicaid are government insurance.

Duh....




You need alternative forms of medicine.

I don't care what you say, I am NOT going to start seeing your witch
doctor. d8-)


Before this is over there will be individuals in every neighborhood
'practicing' medicine sans license.

Before *what* is over? Are you talking about the End Times, or what?

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Ed Huntress