Comments on: So What if it was the States that Centralized Health Care? http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/09/so-what-if-it-was-the-states-that-centralized-health-care/ Place. Limits. Liberty. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/09/so-what-if-it-was-the-states-that-centralized-health-care/#comment-22127 | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:45:19 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=6363#comment-22127 [...] Russell Arben Fox asks: [...] [...] Russell Arben Fox asks: [...]

]]> By: E.D. Kain - American Tory – Healthcare and monopoly – localism edition - True/Slant http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/09/so-what-if-it-was-the-states-that-centralized-health-care/#comment-22126 E.D. Kain - American Tory – Healthcare and monopoly – localism edition - True/Slant Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:43:14 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=6363#comment-22126 [...] Russell Arben Fox asks: [...] [...] Russell Arben Fox asks: [...]

]]> By: Steve K. http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/09/so-what-if-it-was-the-states-that-centralized-health-care/#comment-17885 Steve K. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:34:18 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=6363#comment-17885 Cecelia, "My concern for what otherwise seems like a good idea is that we already have significant inequalities state to state in per capita income" So? Cecelia,

“My concern for what otherwise seems like a good idea is that we already have significant inequalities state to state in per capita income”

So?

]]> By: cecelia http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/09/so-what-if-it-was-the-states-that-centralized-health-care/#comment-17711 cecelia Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:25:13 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=6363#comment-17711 My concern for what otherwise seems like a good idea is that we already have significant inequalities state to state in per capita income, funding for schools, education attainment rates, divorce rates, rates of single parenthood, and rates of "unwed" mothers etc. Regretably, these tend to cluster together, low spending on education clusters with low educational attainment rates, higher high school drop out rates, more single parents, more divorce, and - more lacking health insurance. Obviously, states or regions with less of a income base will spend less. This could create a situation where while everyone might get health insurance - the quality and services covered would be less in the low income states and better in the more affluent states, creating yet another regional inequality. My concern for what otherwise seems like a good idea is that we already have significant inequalities state to state in per capita income, funding for schools, education attainment rates, divorce rates, rates of single parenthood, and rates of “unwed” mothers etc.
Regretably, these tend to cluster together, low spending on education clusters with low educational attainment rates, higher high school drop out rates, more single parents, more divorce, and – more lacking health insurance. Obviously, states or regions with less of a income base will spend less. This could create a situation where while everyone might get health insurance – the quality and services covered would be less in the low income states and better in the more affluent states, creating yet another regional inequality.

]]> By: John Médaille http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/09/so-what-if-it-was-the-states-that-centralized-health-care/#comment-17705 John Médaille Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:54:47 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=6363#comment-17705 Local and regional is better than national, so long as each locality gets to issue its own standards. The advantage of a guild is that it tends to limit its own size, to prevent dilution of ownership if for no other reason. Even a giant cooperative like Mondragon is actually a collection of some 200+ cooperatives, each with the unilateral right of secession. Vermont, eat your heart out. Local and regional is better than national, so long as each locality gets to issue its own standards. The advantage of a guild is that it tends to limit its own size, to prevent dilution of ownership if for no other reason. Even a giant cooperative like Mondragon is actually a collection of some 200+ cooperatives, each with the unilateral right of secession. Vermont, eat your heart out.

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