Disagree. Before the health care was molested by our government, doctors and patients had no problems figuring out payments. Health care was affordable. (Plus people went to the doctor when they needed it, not every Saturday like a bunch of hypochondriacs).
I think we should look back at what worked and go back to that - get government out of health care.
Well we are going to just have to agree to disagree. Your libertarian stances will always clash with my socialist stances. I don't usually get so flagrantly socialist...but those were my true colors, I suppose. The world is in really bad shape right now, and when things get real, true colors emerge.
This is where a smart person would stop talking...but I am not that smart. So I will carry on.
In principal I love the idea of no government.
If we pull it off, great.
I even like the idea of deindustrialization.
But as long as doctors exist keeping some people healthy, I believe that option should be available to everyone.
And if that option is available, it needs to be regulated, not privatized, because as long as there are emergency rooms and poor people, there will be poor people who end up in said emergency rooms screaming for help. And when they can not pay, Uncle Sam ends up footing the bill.
I definitely agree that people need to go to the doctor less.
Everyone needs to consume less in general.
If you don't need a new watch...don't buy a new watch. If your car runs...keep it...If you have a cold...stay home