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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (14375)3/11/2010 2:38:39 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
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Here's one last point. Individual US companies are simply no match for the wealth and power of foreign governments like China. Therefore, if our companies are to compete effectively, they will need the full wealth and power of the US government on their side to negotiate fair trade deals and set global rules of the road that gives our companies a level playing field.

That point isn't really relevant to the rest of the conversation we've been having so I'll reply in this seperate post.

American companies benefit from the government working to increase their access to foreign markets sure, but having such access doesn't require extensive government intervention, and extensive government intervention is unlikely to make them more competitive. (It can allow rent seeking from one company to make it far more profitable, but that's only at the expense of other American companies, and/or consumers, and/or taxpayers).
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