ESPECIALLY if it works. The American health care system’s biggest problems are also its biggest profit centers. Any attempt to fix it in order to save American lives, make American companies competitive again, and balance the budget longterm, might impact the profits of a corporation or cause taxes to go up to a level like Israel’s. That the Israeli system is better, more efficient, cheaper, universal, and has much better outcomes, is reason enough for Jack to say he doesn’t want it here.
When Israel is as large and as populous as America, this may have some backbone. As it is, it’s a case of I’m not going to tell my neighbor he’s doing it wrong when it seems to work for them.
Romney has said all along - even as he was signing the law on Beacon Hill - that the Mass. health plan is tailored to Mass. and will not work anywhere else. There is such wide disparity among the states WRT demographics, per-capita income, geography, health care infrastructure, etc. There’s no such thing as one-size-fits-all. There needs to be limited federal input designed to REDUCE COSTS, and then allow states to tailor their own plans according to their own needs.
The health care crisis is caused by the following:Greedy doctorsGreedy hospital administratorsGreedy drug companiesGreedy insurance companiesGreedy malpractice lawyersStupid malpractice juriesStupid people (drug abusers, the lazy obese, drunk drivers, cell phone drivers, and so forth) in general
If you solve all of THOSE minor things, health care reform will take care of itself!
The overwhelming winner of a Canadian contest in 2010 for the greatest Canadian of all time was Tommy Douglas. The name is censored south of the line, but when premier of Saskatchewan, he invented the Canadian medicare.
Romney did the right thing as governor, in making Romney-care. Now, since Obama decided it was a good thing, he had to flip-flop and now he can’t bring himself to brag on the best thing he ever did. Obstruction can be so ironic at times.
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
Not to mention IDI (Israeli Defense Industries, recently “privatizing” a little) and other state owned industries there?
walruscarver2000 almost 12 years ago
He’s just getting warmed up. He can be much more offensive. DNFTT
ossiningaling almost 12 years ago
Romney isn’t interested in anything won’t bring him a no-risk profit
ARodney almost 12 years ago
ESPECIALLY if it works. The American health care system’s biggest problems are also its biggest profit centers. Any attempt to fix it in order to save American lives, make American companies competitive again, and balance the budget longterm, might impact the profits of a corporation or cause taxes to go up to a level like Israel’s. That the Israeli system is better, more efficient, cheaper, universal, and has much better outcomes, is reason enough for Jack to say he doesn’t want it here.
emptc12 almost 12 years ago
It reminds me of “The Little Black Bag,” by Cyril Kornbluth. It’s from our future.
gerald.dufresne almost 12 years ago
When Israel is as large and as populous as America, this may have some backbone. As it is, it’s a case of I’m not going to tell my neighbor he’s doing it wrong when it seems to work for them.
Romney has said all along - even as he was signing the law on Beacon Hill - that the Mass. health plan is tailored to Mass. and will not work anywhere else. There is such wide disparity among the states WRT demographics, per-capita income, geography, health care infrastructure, etc. There’s no such thing as one-size-fits-all. There needs to be limited federal input designed to REDUCE COSTS, and then allow states to tailor their own plans according to their own needs.
How is this so difficult to get?
Godfreydaniel almost 12 years ago
The health care crisis is caused by the following:Greedy doctorsGreedy hospital administratorsGreedy drug companiesGreedy insurance companiesGreedy malpractice lawyersStupid malpractice juriesStupid people (drug abusers, the lazy obese, drunk drivers, cell phone drivers, and so forth) in general
If you solve all of THOSE minor things, health care reform will take care of itself!
joe vignone almost 12 years ago
Are those his tax returns at the bottom of the bag? Mitt you ARE a twit!
hippogriff almost 12 years ago
The overwhelming winner of a Canadian contest in 2010 for the greatest Canadian of all time was Tommy Douglas. The name is censored south of the line, but when premier of Saskatchewan, he invented the Canadian medicare.
Justice22 almost 12 years ago
I believe the returns would show his income from Bain Capital thus showing he lied about not having shipped American jobs offshore.
pam Miner almost 12 years ago
Romney did the right thing as governor, in making Romney-care. Now, since Obama decided it was a good thing, he had to flip-flop and now he can’t bring himself to brag on the best thing he ever did. Obstruction can be so ironic at times.
ninety_nine_percent almost 12 years ago
You know, all countries have varying degrees of capitalism and socialism. The USA has socialized roads, libraries, and police, etc. Wake up.