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Article #135Re: ACTION: Fight Health Insurance Attempt to Block Reforms
From: David S.A. Stine
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1993 00:45
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1993 00:45
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In article <27o4b9$o2q@agate.berkeley.edu> newman@garnet.berkeley.edu (Nathan Newman) writes: >As noted, Canada shows it can. And private insurers have proven >conclusively that they are chronically wasteful. It is estimated that our >system spends $250 billion on paperwork that is unneeded and useless. THe >government would simplify paperwork--as it does in every country with >national health insurance. Nathan, this isn't meant as a personal slam against you, but I can tell from this statement that you simply have not dealt with the US Government in the real world. Those of us who have to fill out the full 1040 tax form and who have run our own business know for a fact that if you want paperwork reduced, the LAST, very, very LAST people you expect to do so is the federal government. If you think the paperwork is bad now, just wait. The government can make it much, much worse. The government NEVER simplifies paperwork. The ultimate proof of this: they often have a "paperwork reduction act" which requires them to give you yet another piece of paper telling you that they are making an effort to reduce paperwork. When you stand back to consider this, you realize that they are simply incapable of reducing paperwork. dsa
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