> Much better that we are dependent on the government for these services.
We have a democratic means to change the government direction. No, it's not particularly speedy but I have no means to direct a private entity. I'll just have to wait until an acceptable product spontaneously appears I guess.
> Then the people with the guns are also in charge of our health, so if we have a problem with it, our only option is to suck it up.
Whether or not they are in charge of our health, they still have guns. You'll suck it up anyway. And wait. See my first point above.
> Why do people who think corporations are the problem always assume government is the solution?
Why do people think corporations are the solution when my health outcome is at best a side-effect of their profit maximization strategy?
> Have we learned nothing over the past 5000 years of civilization?
We learned that mutual cooperation and democratic principles are the future. But sometimes we forget and revert to selfishness at the expense of others.
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can be applied broadly with great success. See: The Art of Unix Programming by Eric Steven Raymond http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/ch01s06.html
> Much better that we are dependent on the government for these services.
We have a democratic means to change the government direction. No, it's not particularly speedy but I have no means to direct a private entity. I'll just have to wait until an acceptable product spontaneously appears I guess.
> Then the people with the guns are also in charge of our health, so if we have a problem with it, our only option is to suck it up.
Whether or not they are in charge of our health, they still have guns. You'll suck it up anyway. And wait. See my first point above.
> Why do people who think corporations are the problem always assume government is the solution?
Why do people think corporations are the solution when my health outcome is at best a side-effect of their profit maximization strategy?
> Have we learned nothing over the past 5000 years of civilization?
We learned that mutual cooperation and democratic principles are the future. But sometimes we forget and revert to selfishness at the expense of others.
So you would be in favour of having no service provided yet someone making a profit?
As the rate payer, I would be more incensed.