Clinton: Bush should raise taxes to pay for recovery

[David]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Yes, healthcare would be a good start. I do not mean welfare, I mean fair wages and such. More programs to help them out of poverty, etc.

Tort reform is a good place to start for bringing down costs of healthcare, but it has to be really serious & really creative -- not just lip service from campaigning politicians.

Imagine if you were a physician in private practice & you had to pay today's malpractice insurance premiums. You'd get an ulcer! You'd also pass your costs on to your patients -- & to the group coverers.

It's questionable that higher regulation creates lower prices. Look at such industries as medicine, manufacturing, oil, etc. We live in a regulatory climate, regardless of who is in the White House. A completely free market is nowhere to be found on Earth, as far as I know, at least not on the large scale of countries & nations.