tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38479691.post7449629837289195090..comments2023-11-05T01:35:10.419-06:00Comments on The Travis Monitor: Live Blog: Obama's Health Care Address to CongressRandy Samuelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05422806680210032661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38479691.post-65833788439419990032009-09-09T23:30:06.656-05:002009-09-09T23:30:06.656-05:00"A good taxpayer protest would be to take tur..."A good taxpayer protest would be to take turns reading HR 3200 out loud in a 24-hour marathon at the US capitol."<br /><br />Good one. I hope the 912 folks do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38479691.post-86333935688336177712009-09-09T22:31:13.739-05:002009-09-09T22:31:13.739-05:00"Just like public universities provide compet..."Just like public universities provide competition, health care can too."<br /><br />This analogy only works if you have Govt FORCING every American to go to College, then throwing requirements for that so stiff that is costs $100,000 to get a degree, and then having a subsidized govt 'alternative' that is so subsidized that it makes private plans uncompetitive.<br /><br /><br />People go to private elite schools for prestige. nobody will pick expensive unsubsidized health insurance over a subsidized alternative. ergo, we get to single payer.<br /> <br />But that's not the core problem, its: MANDATES, TAXES, and RATIONING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com