Hm. I would go for #3 *if* Social Security was no longer mandatory. It really shouldn't be, anyway. If you want SS, pay for it. Otherwise, keep your money and take your chances.
As for health care; bearing in mind that I still know little about the system, beyond what I learned in school and at my parents' knees plus a couple 20/20 specials...I'd say ban insurance. Its presence has driven the cost of health care up, so that people *need* to have it in order to go to the doctor, and yet people have to jump through hoops in order to get said insurance. *Then* there's the matter of what they will and won't pay for. I say, "Chuck the whole thing!"
If doctors have to deal with patients instead of companies, they'll have to lower their rates in order to stay in business. At the same time, the fact that this is still capitalism means that they'll still have incentive to get the job done right and done best.
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Date: 2008-01-08 02:55 am (UTC)As for health care; bearing in mind that I still know little about the system, beyond what I learned in school and at my parents' knees plus a couple 20/20 specials...I'd say ban insurance. Its presence has driven the cost of health care up, so that people *need* to have it in order to go to the doctor, and yet people have to jump through hoops in order to get said insurance. *Then* there's the matter of what they will and won't pay for. I say, "Chuck the whole thing!"
If doctors have to deal with patients instead of companies, they'll have to lower their rates in order to stay in business. At the same time, the fact that this is still capitalism means that they'll still have incentive to get the job done right and done best.
...right?