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    Okay here is analogy of how I see gov programs and the view of the liberal vs the view of the conservative.

    Let's say that gov is a mechanic cheese shredder. It's output chute isn't tuned very well and only 60% of the cheese we put in actually makes it to the bucket below.

    Liberals want to put more cheese in the machine to achieve a full bucket. Conservatives want a better tuned chute. Both will render generally the same results.

    Oversimplified and stereotypical, yeah. But that's what analogies are by nature.

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    • but how do you do it, you never fucking get into any specifics beyond your dumb analogiesDrBombay
    • Rick you've never once offered any solution other than letting gov take care of you.tommyo
    • Saving money by having more people in the group is how businesses get good insurance rates.DrBombay
    • Take this same idea and apply it to the general public. Based on the Medicare model.DrBombay
    • 40 million people would love some medicare style coverage vs. nothingDrBombay
    • If you show me an example of anything that gov has paid less for than a citizen, I'll send you a fucking mermaid.tommyo
    • Negotiating prices downward has worked for Medicare, it would work for prescriptions to, minus pharm lobbies.DrBombay
    • When is your magical free market going to come out with a solution? Fuck it until then, right? Fuck everyone who can't afford it?DrBombay
    • afford it?DrBombay
    • Again, these logical leaps you make man. I've got no response, go ahead and attack me for it.tommyo
    • So then just keep doing nothing... Do you see why this policy stance is a failure?DrBombay
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