Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man

police, fire, ambulance.


Ambulance services are actually carried out by private businesses. Whether it be run by a hospital or contracted out from a hospital to a private firm.

The rest are run by the local government. They're controlled more closely to home and adaptable to the needs of the communities they serve.

 Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man
we already depend on the government for security. you dial 911 and expect it to be there and it is. that is government provided support that we're all dependent on in our daily lives for simple order and safety.
fbi, cia, the army.


Organizations that don't actually regulate people's lifestyles. They simply enforce the laws of the nation at large. These are organizations that most people won't ever even have to deal with in their lives. Can't say the same for insurance.


 Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man
the difference between private insurance and government provided insurance is that the government care is guaranteed. there's no profit margin for the government. no businessman deciding whether to treat you based on money. private insurance companies are worse than the government, they have more power.


You seem to still be under the false impression that health care doesn't really cost money. It does. As long as that happens, whether a business is running it or the government itself (i.e. HMO's) it will be run the most cost effective way possible when it comes to allowed treatments. It's better to let those who can afford to pay for it to do so out of their pockets while trying to help those who can't rather than having the government run everyone's insurance programs.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."