Socialism vs. Free Market Capitalism

'socialism depends on the altruism if those running it'
Couldn't agree more, and that's why it never has or never will work.

Capitalism has brought more wealth, comfort, food, employment and technology to the world than any system.
500 socialist countries over 500 years wouldn't even accomplish a fraction of one western nation in 50 years... As demonstrated by socialism.

Free market capitalism depends on firms having zero barriers to entry and consumers to have access to transparent information. Even Adam Smith recognized that this literally never happens in real life.

I'll take a flawed system that works most of the time over a flawed system that never works any day.

Great. So we can expect some universal healthcare soon, then.

We already have universal healthcare. All emergency rooms are required to see you and fix you regardless of your insurance situation and there are many charitable organizations that will pay for your medical costs. There are local (state by state) free clinics.
Do you mean federal government mismanaged healthcare? If you are waiting on that, you'll be waiting forever.

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You know what? You sure got me. Make sure you make that a national talking point - tell EVERYONE that they all have access to healthcare already and they just haven't noticed yet!

I would completely back healthcare reform to make it free market and to make insurance companies and hospitals compete to lower costs. Would you not agree to that?

Too bad it doesn't work.

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2017/selling-health-insurance-across-state-lines-unlikely-lower-costs-or-improve-choice

The reasoning in that article is ludicrous.

It hasn't been done yet - Yeah, some states allow it, but no insurance company has tried it. Not a valid reason it won't work.

Difficult to build up networks - Yeah, it will but once you do it, you'll be able to provide more affordable healthcare.

If its repealed, you'll lose money - Not really, you'll gain all the customers in your state and lose the ones in the states you were competing in, a net balance.

What it would do is make most insurance companies re-locate to the most favorable state, thus driving down prices for everyone.

What would be even better would be to deregulate everything. Then the competition would drive down the costs.