“”You’re going to have to defend the ACA if you’re insisting that the government can come up with a single player system that’ll work after they failed miserably on something of a much smaller scale.”
I dont understand this.
I support one idea, why do I “have to” defend a different idea ?
” Please explain though why any sane person (not in an extreme situation) would want to pay more for a lower quality healthcare system?”
I am advocating paying less for a higher quality system.
By any Benchmark the US pays MORE for healthcare. By most benchmarks we have worse outcomes.
“The reason why we’re the only nation where this regularly happens is because we’re the only nation where it’s ingrained in people’s culture that life (their own or others) has little to no value. Change that culture and the number of mass shootings will go down.”
YES!!!!
complete agreement!
Same for healthcare. “Hey it works for me who cares about those it doesnt work for, that is just a necessary evil” (almost a verbatim quote)
“At this point I’m getting pretty frustrated with this discussion”
same
1. … Can you show me (or explain how it’s possible) a health insurance company (public or private) that functions with a low paid CEO?
As I said (20 times?) I don’t think health insurance should be a for profit industry. So while you keep repeating this point over and over. It has absolutely nothing to do with the subject at hand . Ok so CEO wont be filthy rich. I’m fine with using that extra $$$ to approve more cancer treatments.
You say there is no CEO of a healthcare company that gets a reasonable salary. Yes I know, THAT is the problem The problem IS that health insurance IS a for profit venture. Yes Its hard to find a reasonably paid CEO, that is EXACTLY the problem. Have I really not said this ????
But if you insist as far as I can tell Chiquita Brooks-Lasure the head of CMS (center for medicare and medicaid services) makes $249,723. In contrast Cigna CEO David Cordani took home more than $91 million in 2021 thats more than 364 times as much!!! put another way, he made her salary every single day of the year minus his birthday.
2. I opined that until people learn to take responsibility for themselves a…. Can you please explain why you disagree with that?
As I said over a month ago (February 2, 2023 5:35 pm) that is a technicality. If you want to increase taxes on smoking /sugary drinks etc to encourage good behavior. sure I can get on board. You want some sort of mandatory exercise program, I’m a bit squeamish but ok if thats what it takes I’m in
” and you don’t respond to many of the strong points that I make.”
My apologies I missed all of your “strong points”
Do you mind repeating them
There were no points in this last post that were strong nor that I didn’t previously reply to