Comments on: Bipartisan, my Ass http://www.lehighpatriot.com/eriese/bipartisan-my-ass/ Lehigh News and Commentary Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: William Thode http://www.lehighpatriot.com/eriese/bipartisan-my-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-2580 William Thode Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:44:41 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=595#comment-2580 Deregulation tends to be the key to prosperity. Just look at what's caused all of our recessions? This current recession has its roots over 10 years ago when the government poked its head in the housing market and noticed "Hey, not enough poor/black/Lations/*insert minority group liberals claim to care about* are getting mortgage loans! We're gonna force you to give a certain number to them!" In the end, quotas were instituted and the sub-prime mortgage loan eventually emerged and then the cavalcade of events occurred to get us to the housing bust. Deregulation tends to be the key to prosperity. Just look at what’s caused all of our recessions? This current recession has its roots over 10 years ago when the government poked its head in the housing market and noticed “Hey, not enough poor/black/Lations/*insert minority group liberals claim to care about* are getting mortgage loans! We’re gonna force you to give a certain number to them!” In the end, quotas were instituted and the sub-prime mortgage loan eventually emerged and then the cavalcade of events occurred to get us to the housing bust.

]]> By: lou http://www.lehighpatriot.com/eriese/bipartisan-my-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 lou Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:28:15 +0000 http://www.lehighpatriot.com/?p=595#comment-2575 the tort reform thing is in place in numerous states and has not borne the suggested fruit. deregulating a seriously under regulated business (health insurance) by eliminating state regulation isn't likely to produce good results.the industry has shown itself to gouge its clients in states where it is able to do so. we see one blue cross company increasing profits 8 fold in the last yr. alone while not doing anything to benefit its clients. otherwise you make some excellent points. additionally, if liability insurance is a serious problem for drs. there should be a separation of fees for problem drs. and others like we do for drivers. the tort award aspect is a very small % of overall costs and doesn't require lowering the accountability for those with such power over life and limb. the tort reform thing is in place in numerous states and has not borne the suggested fruit. deregulating a seriously under regulated business (health insurance) by eliminating state regulation isn’t likely to produce good results.the industry has shown itself to gouge its clients in states where it is able to do so. we see one blue cross company increasing profits 8 fold in the last yr. alone while not doing anything to benefit its clients.
otherwise you make some excellent points.

additionally, if liability insurance is a serious problem for drs. there should be a separation of fees for problem drs. and others like we do for drivers. the tort award aspect is a very small % of overall costs and doesn’t require lowering the accountability for those with such power over life and limb.

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