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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (11329)	7/13/2004 3:16:43 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

as you know but surely won't admit, those who can't afford private health insurance are not denied health care in this country. Nope they just lose everything they have. Orca

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (11329)	7/13/2004 3:19:00 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Second, the "price bubbles" and shortages of electricity that you refer to, and the high costs to CA ratepayers, were creations of a) NIMBY attitudes and environmentalist obstruction in CA limiting new capacity, b) a poorly thought out deregulation scheme implemented in CA and, c) the moronic handling of the situation by Gray Davis and his incompetent administration. Not so. The shortage was created. How come there are no more brownouts in California today? They didn't just whip up extra capacity over night. Orca

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (11329)	7/13/2004 3:24:49 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 90947

I do know, however, that socialized medicine is a proven failure, as is socialism in general, and I have much more faith in the invisible hand of competition than the heavy hand of government mandate and control to find workable solutions. Socialized medicine seems to work well for the Congress. And it works well in many countries. Are there problems with some of the systems? Yes. Is the free market insurance system we have without faults? Heck no. It's left half of the country with no health care. We have a socialized military. Socialized highway system. I prefer a public controlled utility to a private one that looks for ways to profit shareholders rather then make electricity reliable and cheap. Gathering together for the common good in not bad. That's what the states do...United we stand, divided we fall. Orca