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Logseman, your point was very clearly made. A comprehensive list.
Spoon Man (please just call me James, btw), if health care is scarce (demand greater than supply), should it be sold with bulk discounts, which are intended to increase consumption? Should it be sold with bulk discounts just like any other commodity? Should it be rationed like a commodity at all? Is that fair?
pietvo, should insurance be allowed to treat health care like it treats any other commodity (and insurance was invented for the transport of commodities)? A doctor must look the patient in the eye and tell him that he can't afford the treatment. Actuarial tables and spreadsheets have no qualms, because they are things, not people, and thus have no conscience--only statistics.
In the end, the law of supply and demand compels that we ration health care. I don't want to rely solely on a system that by nature rations health care like a commodity.
Well, I hope someone will point out where I'm wrong, because I'm by no means certain that I'm right, and because we need real debate amongst ourselves and stop letting the media debate (and think) for us. Spoon Man, you did well opening this topic despite the risks.
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