How About a Real Public Option?
The Democrats’ latest sales pitch for a govt takeover of our healthcare industry is to call it a “public option”, but is it really? The govt wants to be one of the competitors in the market, while it also sets the rules and regulations, including taxes; wouldn’t that be a conflict of interest?
What is to stop the govt from writing the rules, regulations and tax law to favor the govt enterprises, and get an unfair advantage over the private competitors?
If the Health Insurance industry got to set the rules, regulations and taxes, that would be clearly a conflict of interest, wouldn’t it? Likewise for either the Doctors or the Pharmaceutical Industry, right?
IMO, a real public option would consist of having the public, especially those who are consumers of healthcare, set the rules, regulations and taxes. That way, prices would be affordable, insurance policies would be tailored to the needs of the individual, and there would be lots of choices. Sounds like a great idea, right?
Oh, wait! We already have that! It’s called “the free market”, where the public gets to vote with its dollars for the doctors, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies that they want, and aren’t forced to pay for any insurance, doctors or pharmaceuticals that they don’t want. Everything is paid for by the people that use it, when they use it. There’s no outside coercion, and the products/services have to be affordable, else they won’t sell.
Why not do that?
