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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Alex MG who wrote (41377)	3/9/2017 5:02:15 PM
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You said: "you don't seem to grasp the concept that "for profit healthcare" is not only a flawed system fiscally, but also morally" then you said: " . . . there's no reason that corporations can't make profits and on the other hand the Govt provide social services to the population through progressive taxes amazing that all conservatives think liberals/progressives are against capitalism and profits" So, I suppose I don't really have any idea where you stand on this. The public can choose non-profit health care, but you are not going to get the private investment you got when seeking a profit motive. If you want to retain profits in suppliers to the health care service industry, then it is something else. I will tell you that you have it ass backwards on financing of research. Government does a great deal of basic research which it should be doing. But to bring a market to drug almost always requires private financing because of the vast some of money required. At some point, the university hands the concept for a new molecule off to places with the capital backing to make it happen. That is necessary.