Comments on: Fact of the Day: Capitalism — A Love Story

By: Ray Harvey

Ray Harvey — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:55:22 +0000

Hi Luke! Thank you for your comment. Sorry it’s taken me this long to get back here. I’m afraid I’ve been indisposed.

Thank you Dr. Chartrand for your excellent comment. I like what you have to say, and I like how you say it.

P.S. See Harvey at the podium, giving his laconic speech.

By: LukeAmerica2020

LukeAmerica2020 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:30:27 +0000

Dr. Max Chartrand: Bravo … on points 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Opening health insurance to interstate commerce and competition, in itself, will tremendously lower costs.

By: Dr. Max Chartrand

Dr. Max Chartrand — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:12:59 +0000

I am against the federal government “reforming” healthcare. That’s too much power for an entity that is at heart of our current problems. The solutions are so obvious it almost hurts to see them tiptoeing around them:
1) If we want competition, we can have it by allowing competition across state lines.
2) Remove hundreds of state and federal mandates that continue to drive up costs by requiring needless coverage (such as maternity, etc, for those who do not need it).
3) Tort reform needs to go much further than merely putting caps on non-economic suffering. The spectre of malpractice claims looms no matter how low or high the caps are.
4) Expand Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), which has proven the most successful health insurance model for reducing costs, increasing quality of care, and incentivizing better health & lifestyle choices.
5) Use the Medical MSA model of health insurance become an option for Medicaid and for MediCare and for those who cannot afford insurance, a voucher system can be made available.

By: LukeAmerica2020

LukeAmerica2020 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:15:39 +0000

Well … Ray … “I believe” … yes; I am a capitalist.

As always, your articles are both informative and interesting!