[quote=afx114]Furthermore, does our socialist military force stifle innovation in the military-industrial complex? If anything it’s made that industry even stronger.[/quote]
Afx: Here, I think you have a very valid point, but one that also works the other way, too. The corporations that are part of that military-industrial complex are for-profit corporations (think Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, L3, etc) and the innovations you speak of are part of a very competitive system, designed to push innovation and creativity, but to do so for a profit.
While I agree that the US healthcare system needs work and needs change, I don’t agree that the solutions being offered under Obamacare are necessarily the right ones. I also believe that the ham-handed way this is being handled (Obama foisting responsibility for the bill onto Congress, which results in multiple versions of significant size and complexity) has resulted in a lot of blowback and Obama needs to get out there and “sell” this thing. In so doing, he needs to harness that considerable intelligence and oratorical skill and really explain what his plan is and how it will work.
Lastly, I would ask, relative to those life expectancy numbers from Europe: How big is the difference for American life expectancy versus European? If I remember correctly, we’re talking fairly minute differences, aren’t we?
