Comments on: "Free health care was never so expensive" http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/free-health-care-was-never-so-expensive.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/free-health-care-was-never-so-expensive.html#comment-79688 Anonymous Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:57:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/free-health-care-was-never-so-expensive.html#comment-79688 The doctor has the personal skills which are of value to the patient and it is human nature for him to expect value in return for value. That is neither capitalism nor socialism, just human nature. In the capitalist system this natural exchange occurs staightforward and no corruption is necessary. It is only in the socialist system than an illegal bribe is necessary for a value for value exchange to occur. Such systems further encourage corruption by giving government officials more control over the economic life. We see it here as well wherever government regulation occurs. If I need a certificate of need from you to build a nursing home, then you have something of value I want, and it is natural for you to want something of value in exchange (a bribe). That is not to say that all regulation is bad, but each assertion of government control in the economy ought to be weighed against the corrupting tendency of the concentration of arbitrary power (along with all the other negative effects). The doctor has the personal skills which are of value to the patient and it is human nature for him to expect value in return for value. That is neither capitalism nor socialism, just human nature. In the capitalist system this natural exchange occurs staightforward and no corruption is necessary. It is only in the socialist system than an illegal bribe is necessary for a value for value exchange to occur. Such systems further encourage corruption by giving government officials more control over the economic life. We see it here as well wherever government regulation occurs. If I need a certificate of need from you to build a nursing home, then you have something of value I want, and it is natural for you to want something of value in exchange (a bribe). That is not to say that all regulation is bad, but each assertion of government control in the economy ought to be weighed against the corrupting tendency of the concentration of arbitrary power (along with all the other negative effects).

]]> By: TOMhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/free-health-care-was-never-so-expensive.html#comment-79683 TOM Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/free-health-care-was-never-so-expensive.html#comment-79683 My, my. **Profit motive** leading to corruption? Sounds like capitalism at work, not socialism. I guess that means you, Kevin, are against captialism?<br/><br/>Another **controversial** post by KevinMD. My, my. **Profit motive** leading to corruption? Sounds like capitalism at work, not socialism. I guess that means you, Kevin, are against captialism?

Another **controversial** post by KevinMD.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/free-health-care-was-never-so-expensive.html#comment-79679 Anonymous Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/free-health-care-was-never-so-expensive.html#comment-79679 Frederich Hayek was right! Socialism DOES breed corruption and immorality. Frederich Hayek was right! Socialism DOES breed corruption and immorality.

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