On the way home from work, I listened to the Fallon Forum for thirty seconds. That's all it took for the hosts to say something incredibly stupid.
The Fallons had a guest on who was describing what exactly was in the bill passed last night. The guest mentioned how the so-called "public option" was not in the bill, and how the insurance companies fought hard against it. Ed Fallon made the obligatory snarky comment, about how the insurance companies feared competition from the government in their free-market business model.
Moron.
Insurance companies, like most if not all private, for-profit entities, get their panties in a twist when confronted with unfair competition. You know, like government organizations that don't have to earn a profit, that can run at a loss, and that in this case, are not subject to state regulations. Or taxes.
You know, for all the talk of how these liberals are nuanced thinkers, they are incredibly short-sighted. Might be because they make decisions and push policies based on emotion rather than logic.
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