if so why be so afraid to present your best example for the whole world to see?????
No, no he claims he alraady explained why free market principles won't work.......except there is no post in this thread that actually provides such an explanation......
It's pretty simple Bern. It is something that any person with an adult mind should be able to not only understand, but figure out on his own.
The whole basis of a 'free market' is the buyer has leverage, i.e. he/she can take his/her business elsewhere. That works perfectly fine when the stakes are things (cars or TV sets etc). But a person's health is not a 'thing', and the consumer's stake is their very life. An unhappy consumer can go buys a different car or TV. If a person has a life threatening illness and is denied coverage for treatment, WHAT leverage does that person have...take their business elsewhere IN ANOTHER LIFE?
I guess if your serious about looking at the above scenario we'd have to look at some details. First off, why is coverage being denied? Is it because the plan doesn't cover the needed treatment or because the insurance company is being shady? Or do we just want to assume there is no possible chance any insurance provider is going to pay the cost of treatment?