Uni Health Care

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believing that all public services should be privatized.

I spent 30 years with the Internal Revenue Service, much of that time as a tax collection officer. If there is a bigger myth in America than that of the "efficient private sector" I don't know what it is....maybe "compassionate conservatives" but that's as close as I can come. I, and every one of my colleagues, had a drawer full of cases of failing private businesses. Most of these were capable technicians of one sort or another who had no friggin' clue how to run a business. They could build a great set of kitchen cabinets but they couldn't figure out how to collect their accounts receivable.

I had to laugh the other day when Obama noted that FedEx and UPS are doing fine but the "post office always has problems." The post office has problems because unlike Fedex and UPS they have to deliver mail EVERYWHERE for 42 cents.. If the post office ever said they were going to discontinue mail delivery in rural areas you would see the congressmen and senators from those states have a massive shit fit. The government is designed to provide services, not make a profit. Fedex might want to take on a contract to deliver mail between NY and Washington but you can bet your ass that they wouldn't be lining up to deliver mail between Podunk and Peoria.

Be careful what you wish for.