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HR 3200 Considered As Software
bfwebster writes "Independent of one's personal opinions regarding the desirability and forms of government-mandated health care reform, there exists the question of how well HR 3200 (or any other legislation) will actually achieve that end and what the unintended (or even intended) consequences may be. There are striking similarities between crafting software and creating legislation, including risks and pitfalls — except that those risks and pitfalls are greater in legislation. I've written an article (first of a three-part series) examining those parallels and how these apply to HR 3200."
Olbermann? Seriously?
You might as well quote someone from the psych ward...one of the inmates.
Could an American please explain to me why the majority of USA seems to oppose public healthcare?
According to economist Paul Krugman in The Conscience of a Liberal, the most likely answer to this question is "because it will help black people". He argues that this was the biggest reason Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon Johnson couldn't get health care plans through. And part of the reason why Bill Clinton couldn't, and probably bigger part of the reason Barack Obama's having a tough time.
Plus (like some of my sibling posters) a lot of folks put a Somebody Else's Problem field around 40-50 million people who lack health insurance, and the even larger number of folks who's health insurance companies cancel their coverage as soon as it comes time to pay major claims.
I am officially gone from
One time bailout that I was 100% against is different than a government handout program that has helped drive prices up for everyone who isn't leeching off the government and is going to bankrupt the country in the next decade or so guaranteed.