Senate finally agrees it's time to privatize...

**Drew1369** · 06-10-2008, 07:40 PM

Its failing resturant service...

They can't even run their resturants and yet they want to nationalize healthcare and the hint at nationalizing the oil industry.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews

I love it.

yustr · 06-10-2008, 09:00 PM

Yawn...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

**Chode** · 06-10-2008, 09:10 PM

Good find Drew! Made me laugh because that's pretty typical of how Washington does things most of the time. But, regarding healthcare, neither candidate is pushing a Federally controlled plan. Essentially, both Obama and McCain support a system of health insurance that meets Federal guidelines for minimum levels of coverage, and works to contain costs, even though the system uses private companies to provide the benefits. Both plans let individuals opt out if they prefer to use other carriers.

You can read the details at both candidates' web sites. I still think the differences are significant, and I believe Obama has the better plan, but McCain's policy isn't radically different. I think this is an issue where we have achieved a national consensus and I believe a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare sytem is imminent, no matter who wins the Presidential election.

**EnglishPaul** · 06-10-2008, 11:17 PM

So Drew1369, would the US army only be good if it were privatised?

**Drew1369** · 06-11-2008, 10:14 AM

No EP because the US Military is a non-profit org... It doesn't sell anything. It just receives money and spends it.

RedScott · 06-15-2008, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnglishPaul

So Drew1369, would the US army only be good if it were privatised?

Not privatized, but it should be largely disbanded. Standing armies have a tendency to find work, where as militias such as the Swiss have make for a more peaceful country.

**EnglishPaul** · 06-15-2008, 07:43 AM

I think the geography is rather in favour of Swiss peace.

06-10-2008, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Drew1369 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,220 OS: Vista Business	Senate finally agrees it's time to privatize... Its failing resturant service... They can't even run their resturants and yet they want to nationalize healthcare and the hint at nationalizing the oil industry. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews I love it. __________________ Marge: We wouldn't be in this trouble if you'd just paid the heating bill! Homer: I thought global warming would take care of it! Al Gore can't do anything right!

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yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore/California Desert Posts: 4,755 OS: PCLinuxOS, XP Pro My System	Re: Senate finally agrees it's time to privatize... Yawn...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz __________________ I didn't mean to say it. But I meant what I said. J. McMurtry In Vino Veritas

06-10-2008, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chode TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 745 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: Senate finally agrees it's time to privatize... Good find Drew! Made me laugh because that's pretty typical of how Washington does things most of the time. But, regarding healthcare, neither candidate is pushing a Federally controlled plan. Essentially, both Obama and McCain support a system of health insurance that meets Federal guidelines for minimum levels of coverage, and works to contain costs, even though the system uses private companies to provide the benefits. Both plans let individuals opt out if they prefer to use other carriers. You can read the details at both candidates' web sites. I still think the differences are significant, and I believe Obama has the better plan, but McCain's policy isn't radically different. I think this is an issue where we have achieved a national consensus and I believe a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare sytem is imminent, no matter who wins the Presidential election. __________________ Sweet! Last edited by Chode : 06-10-2008 at 09:11 PM.

06-10-2008, 11:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 939 OS: XP SP2	Re: Senate finally agrees it's time to privatize... So Drew1369, would the US army only be good if it were privatised?

06-11-2008, 10:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Drew1369 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,220 OS: Vista Business	Re: Senate finally agrees it's time to privatize... No EP because the US Military is a non-profit org... It doesn't sell anything. It just receives money and spends it. __________________ Marge: We wouldn't be in this trouble if you'd just paid the heating bill! Homer: I thought global warming would take care of it! Al Gore can't do anything right!

06-15-2008, 07:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 939 OS: XP SP2	Re: Senate finally agrees it's time to privatize... I think the geography is rather in favour of Swiss peace.