to wmlundine
wmlundine, Ernest?s postings do have a lot of Jesus blah blah content ? but to dismiss his arguments would be ad hominem.
I think Ernest?s example of the socializing of Australia?s health care system is a good example of how socialism (and government management) is usually inferior to a free market solution. Greed (or at least the need to make money to get by) is generally a really good motivator for making a system work well. It?s the sloth engendered by free handouts and a lack of financial consequences for management that run systems into the ground.
While socialism often looks like a good idea at first glance (money to the unemployed, health care for everyone), the implementation of socialism tends to bring bad results. You have to look not only at the direct benefits ? but also at the long term impact a policy will have on humans from its incentives and disincentives. While trying to help the poor, socialist systems generally tend to pull everyone down including the poor.
