Sen. Lamar Alexander Says Medicaid Is A "Medical Ghetto" (11/21)

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[1tsth4tguy]

Medicaid is in the bad shape it's in because of people who called for tax cuts like you, jackass.

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[mustangmike331]

This is how most Republicans think of medicare, and pretty much the rest of the middle to lower clas income americans!!!

[Nickelodeon2002]

Tell you what, how about I tell you what I think instead of you putting words into my mouth.

Using "facts" in capital letters doesn't make it so. Banks exist today on the graces of the lender of last rest, aka "The Fed"...so comparisons between credit unions and banks in what is a socialist market are ridiculous.

[exenrontexas]

The issue is simply that there is no connection between the creation of credit union and the federal reserve except that they are both part of the banking system. The FACTS are that Credit Unions are NOT FOR PROFIT and banks ARE able to compete. YOU claimed that government runs private enterprise out of existence and this is one of many examples where that is NOT true.

[Nickelodeon2002]

That's right, Federal Credit Unions didn't exist before banks became fiat slaves...what is the issue here? Yes, banks were in existence before fiat currency...but Fed. Credit Unions came up only after fiat currency...what is the problem with that statement? Btw banks ARE fiat slaves...the hold reserves of ridiculous low percentages of depositor money. Something completely impossible in a free market. Without a lender of last resort(The Federal Reserve) they are all bankrupt!

[Nickelodeon2002]

Look..you're confusing private with government enterprise. There is no relationship between the two if we are talking ACTUAL private enterprise. Not companies subsidized or doing business with only the government. Halliburton is so obviously a government funded "company" it's not even germane.

[exenrontexas]

Of course the USPS operation have direct competititon from...the internet which in a sense is also a government entity used and developed by private enterprise. It may not be on paper, but it accomplishes the same function.

from you: "Except that Federal Credit Unions didn't exist before banks became fiat slaves" Sure sounds like you said that. AND some banks are NOT fiat slaves in that they lend money from depositors.

[exenrontexas]

Blackwater has many private customers including Halliburton.

Enron is an excellent example of the same bureaucratic inefficiencies that exist in the USPS. The fact that they were also a criminal enterprise is ancillary and not pertinent to our discussion although I would be happy, even eager to discuss those crimes. Promotion and retention at Enron was almost entirely dependent on loyalty to continuation of the criminal operations. I know. That is the reason that I quit. Same with many at USPS

[Nickelodeon2002]

Let's look at your "Blackwater" example. This is a "private" firm who's sole customer is the government. Do I need to go any further on that? Enron was private as well, but what does the fraud they committed have to do with efficiency?

[Nickelodeon2002]

Give me an example of a business competing with post office in letter delivery on a national scale. You can't...because the government has OUTLAWED competition. (look it up, google lysander spooner) Not that it would matter of course, no private entity good compete with one that loses money year after year. I never said credit unions exist due to fiat money-please re-read my argument.