Thursday, December 08, 2005
Corporate Socialism! I am shocked, shocked!
Kevin Drum makes a good point that GM is probably going to support nationalized health care in order to lessen their business costs. He is right. Of course, he is happy about it. Having worked for the government for the last five years, I am less excited about people like me making health care decisions for people like you.
The idea that corporations would want government to run health care seems obvious. Corporations do not love the free-market, they love winning. And if they can use the government to win, they will do it. Public Choice Theory is all about this. Look at our tax code for crying out loud. Tens of thousands of pages paid for by lobbyists to give their clients tax breaks.
The free-market is not good for big business and conversely, big business working with the government is not good for the free-market.
The idea that corporations would want government to run health care seems obvious. Corporations do not love the free-market, they love winning. And if they can use the government to win, they will do it. Public Choice Theory is all about this. Look at our tax code for crying out loud. Tens of thousands of pages paid for by lobbyists to give their clients tax breaks.
The free-market is not good for big business and conversely, big business working with the government is not good for the free-market.
