Sarah Was Right

[signals]

I agree for the most part but there is an economic factor that cannot be denied.  It is more expensive to eat healthy than unhealthy.  Carbs and sucrose is cheaper.

The thing you can't convince people is that eating healthy requires less food. Your body absorbs nutrients that it can use instead of fats, sugars and starches that wreck havoc on the body.

The flip of the coin is that people need to move more.

 

[SparrowHawk]

Simple Economic rules/laws dictate that if you restrict or regulate supply or demand you end up with unintended consequences.
 
In this country we seek to regulate both supply and demand.
 
Supply is manipulated by the Certificate of Need approval required to install say a CAT Scan unit. Basic economics teaches us that if we allow the supply of CAT Scans in this case increase then those who provide the scans will LOWER their prices to keep enough business flowing to at least make the lease payment on the machine. For the Consumer this lowers cost, but they are unpredictable which Insurance companies hate.
 
Conversely, If you regulate the price of the CAT Scan you have rationing or price spikes which Insurance companies also hate.
 
What we have now is a government that funds 50% of all Healthcare costs prior to ACA that seek to regulate supply and demand with little to no success or even progress toward the goal of superior care at a lower cost.
 
Ecuador, a country that is considered highly socialist seems to have a solution that works for them. They have a public system and a private system. Both offer a very good quality of care. Private Insurance runs from $60 to $250 per month all in. The costs in the private system are low enough that many ex-pats pay as they go. Also the Ecuadoran Government has set up a Medical Tourism Visa program that brings in cash to their economy that would otherwise not be there. In short they regulate when they have to and allow the free market work to everyone's advantage.

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

 
My God, death panels.

 
dell,........the Only 'THING' Sara knows for sure (is former San Antonio Spurs Star).....Sean Elliott's  JUNK ! 

 

[La Li Lu Le Lo]

Maybe most people have forgotten about Little Village Academy. I have not.
 
The lunches they serve in schools today are absolutely vile.
 
I would challenge any of you to eat the slop they serve in high schools for a week and see what you think of it.

 

[delldude]

I like how the article tries to differentiate pricing from rationing. Price it high enough and a majority of people cannot afford it - ie rationing.

I have a hard time believing that the US cannot afford to make sure everyone has medical care.

 
Jesus Christ, man......if you can't afford to pay for it because the gov't says so, that isn't rationed?

 

[Dog Wonder]

The lunches they serve in schools today are absolutely vile.

What grade are you in?

 

[ChockJockey]

I agree for the most part but there is an economic factor that cannot be denied.  It is more expensive to eat healthy than unhealthy.  Carbs and sucrose is cheaper.

 
I'm sorry but I do deny that, just because some garbage foods that are high in simple sugars, sodium, and fats are very cheap doesn't follow that healthier alternatives are necessarily expensive.  Brand name diet gimmick products usually are pricey, with no real benefit to them.  However fruits, vegetables, beans, brown rice, oats, and eggs are generally not expensive.  Fresh meats, oils, and nut products are not cheap, but if one is willing to cut coupons, sniff out deals, and buy in bulk, they should never have to pay full sticker price in the butcher's section.  More costly to eat healthier? Somewhat.  Expensive? Shouldn't have to be.
 
One economic factor I would say cannot be denied is that, in the long run, it is more expensive (for the individual, state, and the market) to have hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis than to not have them.

 

[ChockJockey]

Bon appetit:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-DDbXh1MYc

 

[delldude]

Bon appetit:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-DDbXh1MYc

 
Good example, I have to drive 2200 miles to get there.

 

[MetalMover]

 
dell,........the Only 'THING' Sara knows for sure (is former San Antonio Spurs Star).....Sean Elliott's  JUNK ! 

What bothers you about her having affair? Because he is black? 
Are you going to give Bill Clinton the big time womanizer a pass for his cheating? I think he was a good president and could care less if he screwed around..That is between him and his wife..
Who cares if either one of them or anyone else for that matter cheated on a spouse?  
 
However the problem I have with any of them who publicly criticize another for doing it while having done it themselves is that they are big time hypocrites.

 

[southwind]

What grade are you in?

I'm positive he's several grades ahead of you, as are the majority of peeps here!

 

[Ms Tree]

What bothers you about her having affair? Because he is black? 
Are you going to give Bill Clinton the big time womanizer a pass for his cheating? I think he was a good president and could care less if he screwed around..That is between him and his wife..
Who cares if either one of them or anyone else for that matter cheated on a spouse?  
 
However the problem I have with any of them who publicly criticize another for doing it while having done it themselves is that they are big time hypocrites.

Perhaps it has more to do with the conservative double standard regarding family values? Palin talks about premarital sex yet her, bristol and one of her son's all had premarital sex and got pregnant. They speak of the sanctity of marriage yet support people like Sanford and Gingrich. I know that I and all of the people I know could care.less about race or gender. Has to do with hypocrisy.

 

[MetalMover]

Perhaps it has more to do with the conservative double standard regarding family values? Palin talks about premarital sex yet her, bristol and one of her son's all had premarital sex and got pregnant. They speak of the sanctity of marriage yet support people like Sanford and Gingrich. I know that I and all of the people I know could care.less about race or gender. Has to do with hypocrisy.

A double standard indeed..No argument there. But let's be fair here, both sides of the aisle practice the art of hypocrisy on nearly every issue quite well.

 

[Ms Tree]

No argument there but the post from Bear and your response pertained to Palin which is all I was referring to.

 

[MetalMover]

No argument there but the post from Bear and your response pertained to Palin which is all I was referring to.

Yes, speaking of which....this topic was started regarding Obamacare, but turned into a rant about Palin's cheating with a basketball player. Bear's is obviously pro democrat...But before he mentions her infidelity, he needs to look into the sins of his own party first..."Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
 
Talk about hypocrisy.