Last week when we talked about Obama’s proposed health care reform, there were more concerns about the government running the program than the core initiative of every American obtaining medical coverage. Certainly, this is sparked by our experience of government wastes and inefficiencies but why do we have to feel that way? Why do we settle for mediocrity? Why can’t we change this?
Thicken My Wallet writes:
I often find dragging Canada as a comparison to proposed reforms in the U.S. to be a bad comparison… Ultimately, Americans should adopt a system suitable to the American political system and stop trying to use Canada either pro or con for proposed reforms.
I feel a bit native typing this, but instead of creating a system that fits, why aren’t we trying to change our political system so we can create the best government run programs?
Health care is a huge industry where many companies are MAKING money, but why does it have to COST taxpayer money for the government to run?
Many have reported that our stimulus money hasn’t trickled down to the businesses yet, but why does it take that long? China’s stimulus have already done wonders for their economy, and the stimulus was just as big (if not bigger).
There are tons of negatives about communism, but you have to admire their efficiencies. Remember the SARs scare a few years ago? China built a hospital in eight days. A typical U.S. hospital can’t even approve a change of pencil brands within eight days. Could we adopt some of that in our political system?
I know what you are thinking – we need to debate and make sure that our policies are sound. It’s great to have multiple layers of cross check, but all that happens within our system is for politicians to add more favors for their supporters. Banning excise tax on toy bows and arrows in our bailout bill? Give me a break.
Obama talks about reforms and changes all the time. Perhaps it’s the political system he navigated so well that needs the overhaul. If you could have it your way, what would you like to change?
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