Re:Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees, Labor Board ...
by nybble41 on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @01:20PM
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> The government can literally force healthcare providers to accept prices if it's the only payer.
In the short term, perhaps. Long-term, though, the government can't force anyone to provide healthcare; they can only prohibit charging more for it than their chosen price ceiling. If that ceiling isn't high enough to make providing healthcare a worthwhile occupation the inevitable result is shortages, rationing, waiting lists, and—ultimately—people going without health care they could otherwise afford, were anyone allowed to provide it at the market-clearing price.
Re:Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees, Labor Board ...
by sokoloff on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @09:02AM
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I don’t have any doubt they could do such things, just as they’ve done for driver and vehicle licensing. When I or a family member needs medical care, I don’t look forward to a DMV-like experience.
Re:Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees, Labor Board ...
by mrguyorama on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @02:42PM
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I routinely have spent less than half an hour at the DMV doing anything I need to, with productive and helpful staff who seemed educated about rules, requirements, and best practices.
I didn't even get a bill in the mail for it!
It's almost like some states/municipalities actually fund things and care about it, and they have good results.
http://time.com/2888403/u-s-health-care-ranked-worst-in-the-...