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Originally Posted by Flame On

I always find it funny nowadays when people say stuff like this. Like corporations don't have a lot of bagage themselves.
Government is riddled with problems, but they aren't legally required to make more money for share holders which sets an agenda from the outset.
I don't remember government types going to jail for corruption and ripping off pension plans however incompetant they may be.
Don't let the government spend your money is an ingenius ploy of the right. Whether you want a mix or not, most would probably agree that we wouldn't like US style health care. And Plenty of people I know rave about government auto insurance in BC over the private rates etc. we pay (in Alberta).
There's no perfect system.

No, of course not. Leaving the sharing in the hands of corporations is just as bad. At least with a government, the people can get rid of them if they screw something up. The best solution is for people to be doing the sharing at the individual level, unfortunately, individualism gets in the way of that -- at least working like it could. Everyone just looks out for themselves.

I definately don't want the government to get out of everything. I don't mind the government spending my money where that money is going to be well spent. There's a lot of things that they do well (not that there isn't room for improvement). Public health care is a great, great thing.

Plenty of people rave about their public auto insurance but that's not the whole picture. I'm sure they aren't raving about their income taxes. And yesm thetwo are somewhat connected. Overall, the cost is lower here.