>> Really? Apple will cause GM to go bankrupt as the latest example?
You have to understand, the core objective of a labor union is diametrically opposed to the what the core objective of an auto manufacturer should be.
I don't just think Apple will kill GM (and perhaps Ford) if Apple decides to do so; but other companies which believe the automobile can be completely reinvented will do so. That may include Tesla and Toyota, definitely Nissan.
The future of automotive manufacturing doesn't involve union workers.
>> You bitch about the cost of government health and you bitch when it tries to alter its course.
But government is not capable of altering the course in a way that will reduce costs. We know that; we have decades of experience with it. We're not stupid people; we know that costs are optimized by free markets, and are NEVER optimized by government setting prices. And progress is not created at the hands of government.
So, many of us understand that government cannot, in the long term, improve the lives of ordinary Americans. And we need only point to examples where it has tried as proof that it can't.
>> It seems to me that PQRS is an attempt by Medicare and Medicaid to move off of fee for service...and there is as much material on the web in favor of such an initiative as there is critical of it...what exactly is wrong with that considering the cost of health care in the US? and why is it any surprise that the medical community would be skeptical of not in favor of it?
Some in the medical community support diminishing FFS. I don't, because I believe people must be paid for the work they perform. And in the case of medicine it is absolutely absurd to think that "outcome based" is workable. It is just a way of reducing costs while moving to lesser quality results.
I have a different view of health care costs than most people. I also have a deeper understanding of the subject than most people. If you do not compensate the health care system for remarkable performance you will not get remarkable performance. In the United States, our health care should be more expensive than it is anywhere in the world: Because it is the best available, most successful, and most innovative in the world. And we are the wealthiest country in the world.
I have no objection to making it easier for some of those at the lower end of the wealth scale. But it is a mistake to try, as Obama is doing, to equalize health care and access. Because in the end, you don't bring those people up, you bring everyone else down. And that's what we're seeing happen today, just as I told you would happen when the laws were enacted.
>> Whose side are you on anyway?
I'm on the side of innovation, which benefits everyone. |
