Comments for Life http://blog.jimhodapp.com Finding serenity in every-day life Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:43:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on A post about my car accident by jhodapp http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=106&cpage=1#comment-158 jhodapp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:43:20 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=106#comment-158 I want some comments! Come on blog readers of mine! :) I want some comments! Come on blog readers of mine! :)

]]> Comment on Government-run healthcare not justified by NPR report by jhodapp http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-156 jhodapp Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:00:09 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45#comment-156 I completely agree with Steve, obviously. Anybody else reading this blog that would care to weigh in on the conversation? I completely agree with Steve, obviously. Anybody else reading this blog that would care to weigh in on the conversation?

]]> Comment on Government-run healthcare not justified by NPR report by Steve http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-155 Steve Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:30:11 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45#comment-155 Buehler? Buehler? Buehler? Buehler?

]]> Comment on Government-run healthcare not justified by NPR report by Steve http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-154 Steve Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:44:06 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=45#comment-154 You can sue your insurance company or switch to competitor (employer if it's a group policy) under our private system. You will not be able to sue or switch to competitor (there won't be any) if the government runs health care. Look at the recent VA medical scandals. Your point about rationing is right. Another point might be that lets actually try a free market system. The health care system we have is realyy as much socialist as free market. States limit who may own and how many hospital beds there are. State licensing of doctors artificially restricts the number of doctors. States require a full physician's medical license for the most primary of primary care, which could be done much cheaper by someone with a 4-year degree. Out from under all the various special interest group, the government could establish the rules and requirements of a free market in medical care, medical insurance, pharmaceutical development, malpractice lawsuits. Many doctors do not accept new Medicare or Medicaid patients because reimbursements do not cover their costs. A single payer system will basically be Medicare and Medicaid extended to the entire medical insurance market. One definition of insanity is expecting a different result from the same actions. You can sue your insurance company or switch to competitor (employer if it’s a group policy) under our private system. You will not be able to sue or switch to competitor (there won’t be any) if the government runs health care. Look at the recent VA medical scandals.

Your point about rationing is right.

Another point might be that lets actually try a free market system. The health care system we have is realyy as much socialist as free market.

States limit who may own and how many hospital beds there are.

State licensing of doctors artificially restricts the number of doctors.

States require a full physician’s medical license for the most primary of primary care, which could be done much cheaper by someone with a 4-year degree.

Out from under all the various special interest group, the government could establish the rules and requirements of a free market in medical care, medical insurance, pharmaceutical development, malpractice lawsuits.

Many doctors do not accept new Medicare or Medicaid patients because reimbursements do not cover their costs. A single payer system will basically be Medicare and Medicaid extended to the entire medical insurance market. One definition of insanity is expecting a different result from the same actions.

]]> Comment on Econ Talk! by jhodapp http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-153 jhodapp Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:49:27 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=34#comment-153 Econ Talk continues to be my new favorite podcast! I can't get enough of it! Russ Roberts does an excellent job in bringing new and exciting guests to the show to talk openly and candidly about relevant economic policies and trends. Econ Talk continues to be my new favorite podcast! I can’t get enough of it! Russ Roberts does an excellent job in bringing new and exciting guests to the show to talk openly and candidly about relevant economic policies and trends.

]]> Comment on Robin Hanson by jhodapp http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=37&cpage=1#comment-152 jhodapp Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:38:42 +0000 http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=37#comment-152 One example of just how fascinating this guy is, take his proposed idea/solution to the U.S. healthcare system fiasco: http://hanson.gmu.edu/buyhealth.html One example of just how fascinating this guy is, take his proposed idea/solution to the U.S. healthcare system fiasco: http://hanson.gmu.edu/buyhealth.html

]]> Comment on Bob Barr for president, 2008 by Steve http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-68 Steve Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:51:14 +0000 http://blog.scatterp2p.com/?p=24#comment-68 http://brushfires2008.com/bob_barr_2008.jpg This was in an img tag. Alas, it didn't make it. http://brushfires2008.com/bob_barr_2008.jpg

This was in an img tag. Alas, it didn’t make it.

]]> Comment on Bob Barr for president, 2008 by jhodapp http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-67 jhodapp Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:47:44 +0000 http://blog.scatterp2p.com/?p=24#comment-67 What do you say Steve? What do you say Steve?

]]> Comment on Bob Barr for president, 2008 by Steve http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-66 Steve Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:45:57 +0000 http://blog.scatterp2p.com/?p=24#comment-66 Comment on Yet another test — from a different source by jhodapp http://blog.jimhodapp.com/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-2 jhodapp Mon, 21 May 2007 13:44:08 +0000 http://blog.scatterp2p.com/index.php/2007/05/21/yet-another-test-%e2%80%94-from-a-different-source/#comment-2 I'm not sure, I bet we could do that though. This is the most popular blogging software out there so I'm sure everything we could think of to do has been done before. I’m not sure, I bet we could do that though. This is the most popular blogging software out there so I’m sure everything we could think of to do has been done before.

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