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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Road Walker who wrote (24350)7/25/2012 5:37:44 PM
From: Lane32 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) of 42652
 
We have legislatures at ever level rejiggering things on a constant basis.

I addressed that. They rejigger to try to mitigate the problems, often making things worse or merely temporizing, but they don't back off and redo.

Their decisions are far more vetted, front page of the newspaper, public meetings, massive hand wringing on even minor issues.

Those make sure that all the players are happy, not that the program will work. Part of the reason programs won't work is that they are kludgy because they try to satisfy myriad and conflicting interests as opposed to directly and efficiently addressing the problem.

Is one problem with government that they don't take ENOUGH risk because they're under the public microscope?

I agree with you on that one. They don't take risk as much because they don't want to make anyone unhappy. They get heat if they make a mistake but also if they do it right but some folks don't like it. No win. Which is all the more reason to do only what is necessary and keep their paws out of the rest.

And if you step back from the meme and the prejudice and look at the thousands of positive things governments do, and do VERY well, essential and discretionary, you'll see that we're getting our money's worth.

We are not getting our money's worth if we pay for all the crap both in taxes and in lost productivity on top of paying for the positive things.
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