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MsDoodahs
09-13-2007, 08:29 AM
I heard a discussion this morning about Arnold Swartz...Schwartz....ur...the governator's plan for socialized medicine in Kalifornica.

He plans to put a tax on physicians to help pay for it.

2% to start.

What effect do you think that will have?

nexalacer
09-13-2007, 08:34 AM
I dunno about the effect, but considering the ridiculous amounts of money physicians get from the stupid federally-mandated HMO system and the AMA's successful campaign to keep their supply low, I'm not opposed to them getting penalized.

Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely free-market, but if one group is abusing it the state-run market, might as well punish them.

I can immediately think of two possible outcomes:
1. Doctors move out of California en masse.
2. Doctors start advocating a true free-market in health-care so they stop getting taxed.

I see the first one being much more likely.

AThousandYoung
09-14-2007, 08:53 PM
California produces nearly a fifth of the country's GDP. Even with heavy taxes there will be plenty of doctors. Otherwise who will give the Hollywood former sexpots their collagen implants?