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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays
Social Security is basically just money in vs money out. And its been on track to go bankrupt for quite some time. A good example of government at work.
We are not talking about creating an "Agency" like the FTA or FDA or anything else... we are talking about a massive transformation of the health care system from what it is, to something it isn't and never has been and at a time when we can't afford the shit we are doing, much less taking on massive financial unknowns.
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Social Security isn't going bankrupt. It can stay at its current pace for 40 years without any changes. With some minor reforms it can go for decades longer. The issues we'd run into with funding are based more on the fact people are living much longer and are expected to continue that trend for decades.
In any case, it's a fairly efficient system. Keeps track of everything you've paid in, pays out efficiently to people. Adjusts when spouses die and so on. The other examples weren't meant to mirror what a health care system would be, just pointing out our government can put together succesful programs.
The health care system isn't impossible to run. Most industrialized countries have one in place. Many of these countries much more corrupt than our own. I don't think it'll be peaches and cream, but it can't be any worse than the current system we have now.