Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RetiredNow who wrote (44993)	11/14/2017 12:29:47 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 362321

>> Whenever the government engages in price fixing, it destroys the economic signals that are needed for a market to be sustainable and always leads to worse outcomes for consumers. Price fixing is never the answer. Single payer is simply price fixing by another name. Agree totally. Really, price controls. But the point holds. Government price controls have never worked in the history of economics. And until they get government out of the health care business this isn't getting any better. There is a real problem with trying to solve the current situation in that Republicans have nothing and Democrats are pressing hard for more government. Democrats are going to win that battle every single time. And the problems just get bigger and worse. I don't think it is going to get any better.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (44993)	11/14/2017 12:46:53 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 362321

Agree - price fixing bad. But just as bad is unlimited spending for health care that may be reaching the point we have to do something. A household budget has a certain amount of money they have to spend; no price fixing there as they decide. The health care paradigm though is busted as there is no checks on price. You need care - you want the best and when you go into the hospital you don't usually shop around or even ask questions. The dr orders the procedure and you get it. ...........We have to address cost, but it will need to be done in a bipartisan way and we are not ready to do that yet.