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In reply to the discussion: The only way to control soaring healthcare costs is to have single payer [View all]ellennelle
(614 posts)do you see what starr is doing there? he's more worried about the 'industry' and the 'economy' (translation: wall st.) than he is the american citizens this should be helping.
sure, there will be a lot of workers out of jobs in that industry, but hey howdy, a single payer system will need a lot of workers familiar with the healthcare system, so that is not so hard to fit.
as for the others that have starr's sympathy, those are shareholders and the huge chunk of wall street that is invested in profits from the industry. i don't know about you, but i have a bit of trouble working up concern for them. they've been profiteering off this criminal system for too long already. somehow i suspect most if not all have a nice cushion in place to soften their fall.
meanwhile, i lose no sleep over starr's concerns, but wonder how he and the rest of the market based mental cases can.