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To: Madharry who wrote (36097)	12/6/2009 12:54:03 AM
From: Spekulatius	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 78666

Government entities are not inherently good or bad. I actually think that the SEC has shown more teeth in last 12 month and may become a better run institution. Same with health care reform. Germany and France (which have the most expensive health care system in Europe) can run their system at 10-11% of GNP with a better average outcome, while the US is currently at a cost of about 16% of GNP. However that does not mean that a public/national system would necessarily cure the ails of the US health care system, it just depends on the framework. A lot of things would need to change and all stakeholders would need to make sacrifices to make the the system work better and more economical.