So, to clarify, when you say it's proven that government is more corruptible than business, you don't mean it's proven.
Look, knock government all you want, but unambiguous and strongly-phrased claims like that need something better than "this is so because I trust that this is so". Otherwise, we're just in truthiness territory.
"A government bureaucrat tough doesn't really have any skin in the game."
Neither does a contract specialist in an insurance company, of course. Both are just showing up for a job. Only one of them has a specific profit motive in mind, though. And it seems to be the exclusive domain of private industry to reward middle managers for short-term results, no matter what long-term problems those short-term gains create for the organization.
Man, the more we go over this, the more I trust the government to manage something as life-altering as health care. They're responsive to all citizens, we get to conduct regular changes of power, there's no profit motive, and we've got a wonderful model in a ton of other countries for how well it could work.
"In theory a benevolent dictator is the ideal form of government ..."
Whoa! What?? Where on earth did you get that? For someone who likes markets as much as you seem to, I'm really surprised you wouldn't endorse something that reflected, you know, the will of the people.
Look, knock government all you want, but unambiguous and strongly-phrased claims like that need something better than "this is so because I trust that this is so". Otherwise, we're just in truthiness territory.
"A government bureaucrat tough doesn't really have any skin in the game."
Neither does a contract specialist in an insurance company, of course. Both are just showing up for a job. Only one of them has a specific profit motive in mind, though. And it seems to be the exclusive domain of private industry to reward middle managers for short-term results, no matter what long-term problems those short-term gains create for the organization.
Man, the more we go over this, the more I trust the government to manage something as life-altering as health care. They're responsive to all citizens, we get to conduct regular changes of power, there's no profit motive, and we've got a wonderful model in a ton of other countries for how well it could work.
"In theory a benevolent dictator is the ideal form of government ..."
Whoa! What?? Where on earth did you get that? For someone who likes markets as much as you seem to, I'm really surprised you wouldn't endorse something that reflected, you know, the will of the people.