Tax the Rich; Part 2

October 16th, 2008 at 02:16pm Bob Trojan

My earlier blog “Tax the Rich, Maggie Changed this 25 Years Ago” brought to mind another experience while working in England; that of health care.

We had a choice of taking the Government controlled health care insurance or paying a little extra for Private Health Insurance.  After listening to several people, including neighbors, we decided to pay the few extra dollars to get the private health insurance.  Why?

The biggest advantage was that the private health system drew the best doctors; the government system drew the less qualified doctors plus the waiting times to get appointments were much longer.  Poorer service and less qualified doctors lost to the better doctors and less waiting time to get appointments.

We were also told that because of the government system, these doctors received lower pay and many of the good ones left the country to pursure better paying careers and avoid being controlled by the government.

Is this what one of the candidates wants for us?
I think my experience would tell me which I would prefer.

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