Are some people inherently naive in thinking that government can solve all society problems and needs ?

Question

I believe that government is inherently inept and inefficient for this reason, no one person or group is held accountable for their actions like in the private sector. If I am a buget director for my company and I draw up a annual buget that goes over by a hundred percent I get demoted or fired. If people in government do it they usually get promoted and they just raise our taxes. I think this is the fundemental reason why government botch up every institution they run ex SS Welfare Medicare, yet their are people clamoring for the government to run the grandaddy of all system health care what is your opinion?

Answer 1

Not at all. The thing with health care is that it isn't driven by the consumer. People can't boycott a product because it is too expensive or not go to the doctor because he charges too much or sends you for too many tests. When your life is at stake, you have no choice but to pay the $4,000 for the life-saving injection after a stroke. You have no choice but to pay $1,700. per month for 4 injections you need if you have multiple sclerosis.

While I don't like the sound of universal health care, somebody needs to step in and see what is going on in our health care system. It just isn't working for most people. I don't know about health care being free, but it certainly needs to be brought into the realm of reality.

Answer 2

We put you in charge of the budget. Actually, with all the problems facing the world now, there has never been
a time that we needed a government to look to for guidance.
You won't like it when capitalism replaces the government. If it's a monopoly the results are the same. High rates and poor service.
If spending is a problem, voters can remove office holders who exceed the budget year after year. The question is, where are the voters? Watching tv on election day.
welfare for rich of for poor? The government gave the railroads right of way on either side of the tracks forever!
Air travel is cheap. Why? The government raises taxes for airports and runways.
Who get s to fly? Not the Grayhound passenger, that's for sure.
Social security as welfare. The politicians have done a great job of destroying the image of social security as an expensive welfare program. It IS and should continue as an insurance plan and not a cure all for all of societies ills. Do you want your grandmother to
give up her life because social security is no more? What is a society for if not to band together and solve mutual security, sustainence, and provide a means to educate future generations?
Do we go back to only the fittest survive? What happened to Hitler's Germany? All that phony art and olympic display and imperially contrived propoganda is no more. But the great works of art, culture and religions still survive, despite the efforts of the no-nothings to destroy and force everyone to believe one way.
Oh, and social security is a bargain of administrative budgetry. It costs about 1% to administer. Check that against
private insurance groups at 5, 20 and even 25% administrative costs. The government has never suggested it run the healthcare programs. Private companies would do it with one payer.
think of the billions in savings on paperwork alone. What a screwed up, expensive, and even dangerous system we have now. Writing down things in a paper chart is like putting wooden wheels on a sports car. We have some great doctors and technology then throw it all away by
voting in ding bats without a clue about
anything except riling the voters and preaching about the same old tired stuff.
That is unfair but you get the picture.
One day healthcare will wonder at the antiquated ways we took care of the sick on one hand, and ineffeciently knocked them off on the other.

Answer 3

Hi ynotgayle,
I know that many on here know that I support a Universal Health Care Insurance program. I understand that you would label me a
left wing liberal. I do not think the government can solve everything, nor do I support a communist society, Consider this,
If the private sector was able to solve the health care crises, it would have done so years ago. Many argue that we do not want that program because of long wait lines, my friend there are millions of Americans that do not have a line to wait in. The private sectors answer is to push them under a rock and let them die, they say if you do not have health care insurance it is because you do not want it. If we can afford to give free health care to other countries, in the billions, we can afford to have a program here. I had one answer that said work two jobs, many of them already work two jobs. Listen, if we can take care of other countries we should be able to take care of our own. I like you and respect your views but I do not agree with you on this one. Good question


I wanted to add a thought, If the USA had a universal health care insurance program, how is that the grandaddy of all?

Answer 4

I think that you're partly right. Another reason might be corrupt politicians who know that the programs they institute will not truly solve the problem, but will make them look good for awhile so they can get elected.

Another reason is people who are lazy and won't deal with the problem themselves. Here's an example: several years ago, the resort town of Cozumel in Mexico got hit with a major hurricane. As soon as the storm passed, everyone in the town, from street cleaners to the doctors, were out cleaning streets, repairing damage, getting things ready for tourists. They knew that tourists are the life blood of the town, and that the government wasn't going to be there with a handout or a crew to do this. The result was that the town was in amazing shape only a few months after the storm. New Orleans, however, raves about their music and food, but complains that they have to live in trailers while waiting for someone to come fix their houses.

Answer 5

Doesn't it take several generations to change a social issue?
We could implement a very good plan and not see results for many years. People would become angry and just ax the idea. Sad isn't it?

Answer 6

Part of the problem is individuals no longer want to take care of themselves. The next question should be why has this happened? Maybe because too many have gotten something for nothing and now think it is owed to them somehow.

Answer 7

No. I think that our career politicians are just there to give handouts to those who don't want to work, kiss a few babies and steal their candy when they're not looking, and basically just be drains on society.

Answer 8

Who is worse, them for doing this or us for letting them?