16 Sep 2005 @ 14:08, by swanny
Well our provincial health minister is
getting facts and figures to see if privatizing
our health care system would be cheaper than the public
one.
Well it will probably be "cheaper" in the same
way that privatizing our utilities was supposed
to be cheaper because of competition.
Since then though my own cost of utilities has gone up
100%. And thats only for providing a few
simple services. Just think what would happen
providing the many services of health care.
duh
Why can't people seem to see that adding profit into
the equation doesn't usually mean cheaper prices.
The admin is the same the labor and goods is the same.
The overhead and capital costs is the same. The costs
are more stable. How come the magic bullet of profit is
supposed to make it cheaper yes maybe in quality
but people don't usually go into to business to operate
at a loss or as a public service. Somehow the feeling
is that the power of competition will somehow lead to
cheaper prices but People go into business
to "make" as big a profit as they can, not necessarilly
to have to compete with the Jones. How does that
figure then. Should necessary and vital public services
be left to the "market to decide" a market which generally
tends to have less of a conscience than a politition
which is a scary thought in itself.
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