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Re:I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis (Moshe Vardi, CACM) by WalterBright on Monday December 30, 2024 @04:02PM (#42553480)
> I'm still baffled why local and state govts aren't easing into a public option.

Because socialism is well known for unsustainable costs and poor service.

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Re:I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis (Moshe Vardi, CACM) by peutetre on Monday December 30, 2024 @05:33PM (#42554284)
Right, like how Walmart and McDonald's are subsidized by taxpayers.

Businesses like Walmart and McDonald's should pay their own costs without relying on the crutch of the public purse.

If these businesses are so inefficient that they can't survive without handouts then it is good and proper and correct that they die off and be replaced by more efficient businesses.

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Re:I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis (Moshe Vardi, CACM) by specialist on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @01:08PM (#42567818)
Further: All wealth is the result of governmental largess. Who benefits -- oligarches or the middle class -- is the neverending food fight.

h/t economist Kevin Phillips.

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Re:I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis (Moshe Vardi, CACM) by specialist on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @01:03PM (#42567775)
Larger health insurance pools are better. Regardless of societial structure.
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