tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8052093225870832391..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Mainstream Liberals, 2010Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-79207360019829661862010-05-01T17:32:50.008-05:002010-05-01T17:32:50.008-05:00"After deregulation (passed in 1978, under Ca..."After deregulation (passed in 1978, under Carter), airlines started competing more, and I think it's generally accepted that the result was a lot more air travel at much lower cost."<br />...and the bankruptcies of practically every airline. Which means that it's nice that capitalist investors are willing to provide airlines as a public service, but it's also unlikely to last!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-22761650866783728792010-04-14T14:45:55.060-05:002010-04-14T14:45:55.060-05:00Chris, you comment indicates you don't really ...Chris, you comment indicates you don't really have much notion of what's in the health bill; you've just eaten the sound-bites.<br /><br />In particular, one thing the bill will do is help fund the kind of research we need to control costs. (To mammogram or not to mammogram; to test PSA or not to test PSA are just two examples of the kinds of questions we need to answer.) <br /><br />Another is on-line records, so that, you know, we can make sure Aunt Bessie isn't taking six more prescriptions than she really needs.<br /><br />Ditching Medicare Advantage is another (and a pretty good indicator that a single-payer system might be better).zicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-20824642999511985572010-04-14T11:32:02.787-05:002010-04-14T11:32:02.787-05:00I think that's part of the point.
People wh...I think that's part of the point. <br /><br />People who are not socialists on most policy issues (for good reasons) should think twice about the benefits of a state monopoly over resource-allocation for a huge chunk of the economy (ie, single-payer healthcare.<br /><br />Except as a step on the road to single-payer, the health bill makes little sense -- compared to an alternative like reinsurance for high-risk individuals.Chrisnoreply@blogger.com