Come on progressives - tell us again how it is so “great”

[Slade3200]

But if your answer is just a blanket “Government is bad” for everything then you are not being serious and you are on a road to nowhere.

Anything outside of government’s constitutional responsibilities is bad. Really bad. They do defense well. They do patents well. They do coining money well.

They have failed miserably at healthcare, housing, food, etc.

Despite all those failures do you believe the standard of living and quality of life in the US has improved or been deminished through the years?

 

[P@triot]

But if your answer is just a blanket “Government is bad” for everything then you are not being serious and you are on a road to nowhere.

Anything outside of government’s constitutional responsibilities is bad. Really bad. They do defense well. They do patents well. They do coining money well.

They have failed miserably at healthcare, housing, food, etc.

Despite all those failures do you believe the standard of living and quality of life in the US has improved or been deminished through the years?

It’s been split. When the free market has been permitted to flourish (such as in the case of Apple), it has resulted in incredible advancements in standard of living (not only from great products like the iPad and the iPhone but also from the jobs and the wealth it has created).

When the free market has been stymied by the government (such as in the case of healthcare and education), we’ve seen nothing but increased costs, decreased results, and tremendous injustices.

 

[Slade3200]

But if your answer is just a blanket “Government is bad” for everything then you are not being serious and you are on a road to nowhere.

Anything outside of government’s constitutional responsibilities is bad. Really bad. They do defense well. They do patents well. They do coining money well.

They have failed miserably at healthcare, housing, food, etc.

Despite all those failures do you believe the standard of living and quality of life in the US has improved or been deminished through the years?

It’s been split. When the free market has been permitted to flourish (such as in the case of Apple), it has resulted in incredible advancements in standard of living (not only from great products like the iPad and the iPhone but also from the jobs and the wealth it has created).

When the free market has been stymied by the government (such as in the case of healthcare and education), we’ve seen nothing but increased costs, decreased results, and tremendous injustices.

I don’t know if you have children or not but if one was sick and you had to choose a hospital for her in any country in the world, what country would you select from. If she had the opportunity to attend college anywhere in the world, which country would you select the university from?

 

[P@triot]

I don’t know if you have children or not but if one was sick and you had to choose a hospital for her in any country in the world, what country would you select from. If she had the opportunity to attend college anywhere in the world, which country would you select the university from?

The United States. Every time. But you’re pretty much proving my point here. We’ve had exponentially less government intervention of our healthcare system than Canada, Cuba, or England (whose healthcare systems are exclusively controlled by their governments). So just imagine what our healthcare system would look like today without government regulations, Medicare, Medicaid, or Obamacare.

 

[Slade3200]

I don’t know if you have children or not but if one was sick and you had to choose a hospital for her in any country in the world, what country would you select from. If she had the opportunity to attend college anywhere in the world, which country would you select the university from?

The United States. Every time. But you’re pretty much proving my point here. We’ve had exponentially less government intervention of our healthcare system than Canada, Cuba, or England (whose healthcare systems are exclusively controlled by their governments). So just imagine what our healthcare system would look like today without government regulations, Medicare, Medicaid, or Obamacare.

We have the best education and healthcare in the world so we’ve been doing something right. Both have gotten progressively better through the decades so we’ve continued to do something right. The problem right now is access and cost. Regulations play a part but I disagree that Medicare and Medicaid are a major detriment to our people. Those programs have saved countless lives and improved the lives of many people. The system is definitely in need of improvements and reform but your overstating your position. The unregulated free market can be a dangerous thing. The incentive there is money and profits, not the well being of our people, so some government involvement is a healthy check and balance.