08-26-2009, 12:15 PM
Quote:The key point being they would kill the private plans though *competition*. People would find the public plan cheaper and better. They would switch to that plan for the same reason any consumer switches products in a free market.The government plan will be cheaper, while running the red ink to the tax payers. Let health insurance companies run a business model where they pay out billions more than they take in, and then you might be able to compete with a government run program.