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Originally Posted by kerry
I inferred that you were commending this feature of a free market health insurance system.
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Thanks for the explanation, I guess I wasn't clear enough.
I actually don't have a problem with the concept of the 'public option' but I have concerns that once implemented the government will not operate under the same rules that private insurers have to operate under.
For example I can see regulatory practices and enforcement favoring the government option over the private concerns. Isn't it a conflict of interest to have the government being the person making the rules, monitoring the game and handing out punishments for infractions while they have a player on the field?
I'm also very concerned about the public option and its cost - the government can, and does, routinely run huge deficits and they can print and borrow money at will to cover shortfalls. For all their faults private companies can't use this tactic to isolate themselves from reality.
I do believe that everyone in the country should have access to basic health care services.