Ancestors

Written by Phil Stevens :tinoflag: on 2025-01-31 at 18:49

David Slack on the moral vacuum behind healthcare privatisation:

"Americans under their private system spend twice what other nations do - 19% of GDP versus 9-11% - yet get a poor outcome. The UK matches US cancer survival while spending 40% less. Medical bills cause two-thirds of US bankruptcies."

Not to mention systemic delay and denial of care that Actually Kills People and leads to extrajudicial executioners becoming folk heroes. We really don't need that here.

https://subslack.substack.com/p/exploring-david-seymours-maths

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Written by Phil Stevens :tinoflag: on 2025-01-31 at 18:58

I'll never cease to be amazed at the gullibility underlying arguments that the private sector is "more efficient" at delivering public goods.

If you imagine two operations, given identical revenue and service level requirements, any kid can tell you that the one that doesn't need to show a profit will have better outcomes.

How do libertarians get this obvious, basic principle so utterly wrong, and what makes them think they can fool the rest of us?

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Toot

Written by Suzanne Aldrich (she/her) on 2025-02-01 at 15:28

@phil_stevens E.g. public transit, and the people criticizing it for “not turning a profit”. Sir, it’s a train; its purpose is to take you places not make money for you.

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Descendants

Written by Rupert on 2025-02-01 at 21:11

@suzannealdrich @phil_stevens If you want to make money, be glad that people can get to your place of business with money still in their pockets.

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Written by Phil Stevens :tinoflag: on 2025-02-01 at 21:24

@rupert @suzannealdrich This is a very esoteric, advanced concept and you might need to break it down and add drawings or make a short video to reach the target audience.

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Written by Suzanne Aldrich (she/her) on 2025-02-01 at 21:44

@phil_stevens @rupert Just make it pithy: “The profit is the friends we made along the way.”

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