Challenging Obama’s Fundamental Premise about Insurance Companies
In July, Obama claimed that as regards health insurance, a “public option… will force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest.” I challenge the fundamental premise of Obama’s statement — that businesspersons would act dishonestly if it weren’t for the presence of government. In reality, to be successful in the long run, businesspersons must act honestly. Folks don’t want to do business with crooked organizations, which is why the free market has so effectively and ruthlessly punished the tiny minority of fundamentally dishonest companies, such as Enron and Arthur Andersen (the now-defunct accounting firm). Perhaps Obama ought to ask himself why a vastly higher proportion of politicians act unethically and dishonestly, as compared to businesspersons. But then, I doubt Obama is honest with himself enough to ask such questions.
And by the way… apparently Obama The Brainiac is utterly unaware of existing anti-fraud laws to “keep them honest.”
– Mark Kalinowski
North New Jersey Tea Party Group
Liberty, Free Markets, and Individual Rights
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If someone wants to “punish” the insurance companies, how about de-regulating it and allowing for more honest ones to compete? To think that the ‘big” insurance companies are cozy with top officials is naive. They take the hit in front of the camera, but get special treatment and keep the scam going on the American people. Without greedy politicians that not only allow but participate in this, the insurance (or banks, manufacturers, phamaceuticals, etc) could never get away with what they do!
The more big government and big business get together, the worse off all of us are… and the “Free Market” is the whipping child all the while!!!