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Originally Posted by TheDoc
My mail always comes...and they pick it up. My VA benefits didn't stop and work like clock work, every service related to is golden and bends over backwards for you. My Dad is on SS and MC, without them he would be toast. He hasn't bitched about them once.
IRS runs damn smooth for what they have to do and deal with.
Fed services like FBI work great, call them up and see how quick they answer and if you actually have something, how fast they respond. Border Patrol? Pretty slick operation, can even work with local police/counties now..
NASA? Launching, protecting, building, growing...
You know... thinking about it, I can't name a "Corporation" that runs perfectly smooth either. Mater of fact, "I have never had a good experience when I had to call an insurance company."
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I'm not talking about them answering the phone quickly..I'm talking about squeezing efficiency out of every dollar the way the private sector can.
How about the Pentagon's 14billion dollar Bradley design project that resulted in a useless transport vehicle that killed everyone inside?
You mentioned the IRS, A few years back the government published a "Tax Simplification Guide", and the guide itself was over 1,000 pages long. Do you really want all that complexity in health care?
Think about the Department of Motor Vehicles. The costs to support the department are enormous, and when was the last time you went to the DMV and didn't have to stand in line? If it can't handle things this simple, how can we expect the government to handle all the complex nuances of the medical system? If any private business failed year after year to achieve its objectives and satisfy its customers, it would go out of business or be passed up by competitors.
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Originally Posted by halfpint
Wow Nethorse you have a funny and very selfish way of looking at life
I have never begrudged paying such a little amount out of what I earn to go towards our NHS sytem over here and although I very rarely have the need to use them at least I can sleep at night knowing that they are there and I can get treatment which wont break the bank. Everybody pays into the NHS system so that means that those fat lazy people you are on about are also putting money into the system and have a right to be treated.
I dont care if I never have to use the NHS and Iv paid money into the system all of my working life, hopefully it will help somebody else who needs it more than me
I do not see why you are so against a goverment run health service and private service run along side each other it works just fine over here in the UK
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Taxing everyone, (especially heavily taxing the rich) to "spread the wealth" is not what this country was founded on. This isn't a socialist country, that's great it works out in the UK.
I'm also looking at the bigger picture, expenses for health care will spiral out of control eventually and funding will have to come with spending cuts in other areas such as defense, education, infrastructure, etc. The national debt is RIDICULOUS right now, our government can't even manage our current situation.
Also, anyone in favor of Obama's proposed health care plan should read this..
http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/24/news...tune/index.htm