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My idea is for the state of California to create something similar to theTVA but that produces solar energy
And that would meet the energy consumption needs of the state of California?
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As for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, these are social programs; they don't exist to make a profit.
I don't recall making a profit was in your initial criteria. You said there were some examples of successful government-run "businesses". How are these run? Poorly - full of waste, fraud and abuse.
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since the TVA saves taxpayers millions of dollars every year
How do they do that? You must know that TVA is not your typical government entity? They are an independent, government-owned entity with really no accountability to anyone.
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well, the gov't runs medicare with 4% admin costs which far beats anything the private for profit sector can do. and there's nothing wrong with SS, they just need to stop borrowing from the fund - it will remain solvent.
it's your opinion that the gov't runs amtrack faulty, ok, but if it has more funding it would be alot easier for it to be run better (in your opinion) for sure, no?
but thanks for not dealing with my response, you obviously have nothing to rebut with.
Geez, I can't be everywhere at once. What should I rebut? That Medicare/Medicaid have tremendous cost overruns and are riddled with fraud and corruption? That is not a very good example of a successful government-run entity.
[quote=Badger;9646404]If the gov't wouldn't fund and subsidise road construction and airlines in this country they'd be in worse shape."
Certainly makes sense for the Fed to fund Federal interstates.
"the gov't you hate so much. "
Have read a lot of sanrene's posts - never heard him say he hate the govt. Just really upset with what they are doing.
"Social Security - simple , stop borrowing from it to pay for pork projects for BOTH parties and it will remain solvent. There is absolutely no reason why it can't remain solvent."
Agree with the stop borrowing but they should have done that decades ago.
It can't remain solvent because there is NO money in the kitty.
The majority of people drawing it are retired - they have quit paying into it, there is no money there, the working now are paying it to the retired, etc. Basically, hubby & I should just quit sending it to the Feds and send it directly to my parents & in-laws.
People have paid into SS, even taking their paid in money and compounding it, there comes a point, if they live long enough, where they have used up all the compounded money they paid in. After that, SS is simply a welfare system.
I think it would be more fair to stop SS after one has used up all their compounded paid in monies. They should then be evaluated on need.
If they have a need, give them a new program of SS welfare. If they are wealthy, have no need, the income is simply play money for them, then they should not get anything else from SS or any other welfare program.
And that would meet the energy consumption needs of the state of California?
I never made the claim that a state run solar energy company would meet the needs of the whole state of California. It would however, at least meet part of the state's energy consumption needs. This state run solar energy company would sell inside and outside of California and use the money it makes to pay down the states' debt, which would lessen the dilema over which taxes to raise vs. which programs to cut.
I don't recall making a profit was in your initial criteria. You said there were some examples of successful government-run "businesses". How are these run? Poorly - full of waste, fraud and abuse.
If you look at my original post I didn't mention Medicare, Medicade, Social Security or the Fed Reserve and I never said that they were sucessful state run businesses. I brought them up only because you mentioned them.
Geez, I can't be everywhere at once. What should I rebut? That Medicare/Medicaid have tremendous cost overruns and are riddled with fraud and corruption? That is not a very good example of a successful government-run entity.
Actually Medicare/Medicaid have only a 2% overhead compared to 15% for private insurance companies. They have an 80% satisfaction rating.
Actually Medicare/Medicaid have only a 2% overhead compared to 15% for private insurance companies. They have an 80% satisfaction rating.
2% overhead and they are on the road to being bankrupt in the future... isn't that great... another reason to stop government from getting their hands onto more money...
we are out of money no doubt about that.
but worrying about which politician is doing the worse job doesnt fix it does it?
does not sound like marlboro man talk to me.
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