A Great Video Showing What Caused the Health Care Crisis

Posted by Kittyhawk 7 years, 2 months ago to Government
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Whenever I see a discussion of health care now, and what should be done to solve it, I think of this video. It shows that government meddling (prompted by lobbying by special interests) is what caused the problems of high cost and lack of access. Logically, getting government out of health care and letting the free market work is the only thing that can fix health care.

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  • Posted by $ Abaco 7 years, 1 month ago
    Most American's don't even seem to realize that health care is a for-profit business.
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  • Posted by mia767ca 7 years, 1 month ago
    posted to facebook under the title...govt is not the solution...govt is the problem
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  • Posted by Storo 7 years, 2 months ago
    A similar government "program" also destroyed public transportation at the behest of the auto industry.
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  • Posted by NealS 7 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I don't think government (another fraternity) will ever allow us to get out of it. Perhaps a few more Trump's in the government, and the establishment of term limits might allow us to at least try to turn in the right direction. The left will fight to maintain control of health care because (they think) the rest of us are not smart enough to think or do for ourselves.
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  • Posted by pamzt 7 years, 2 months ago
    it took nearly 100 years to create this mess. I hope we can get out of it in a shorter period of time.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 7 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree. The Gulch is very educational and that video I just watched needs to be extended every freaking where.
    Loved the cartoon symbolism such as the mean steely eyed eagle and the serpentine AMA.
    Once again me dino clicked into The Gulch and learned some stuff I never heard of before.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 7 years, 2 months ago
    Should be a TV commercial on every channel!, put on Billboards and taught in every school.
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  • Posted by $ Abaco 7 years, 2 months ago
    I recently heard an advertisement for a private medical group, "freedom health" or something like that. It sounded a little like the fraternity approach here. Got my attention. Something like that could be the answer.

    At this time, doctors are being bullied into taking Obamacare patients, from what they are telling me. That is driving many of those with private practice into the large, conglomerate HMOs. Do you know what "HMO" stands for? Back in the 30s there was a doctor who realized you could save money on pain killers by distracting the patient from the pain by poking them in the eyes. His name was Dr. Moe Howard and "HMO" stands for "Hey Moe!"...
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