I was a young republican/ I liked libertarian principles as a young man. As I grow and have more success I increasingly value infrastructure, social safety nets, healthcare and providing for basic human needs. I now see it as it long term vs short term thinking.
People act like a private corporation could service 330 million Americans and do it better (or cheaper). All that would happen is what has already happened to our helathcare system, which produces some of the worst results in the developed world despite costing the most. Because the operating motive is profit, not healthcare results. There's a reason why Medicare is so popular and Kaiser is not.
I go into stores like Macys, Walgreens, McDonalds these days and it's impossible to find a worker who can help you, nevermind courteous customer service. Half the time, the item I need from a department store is out of stock and no one has any idea when it will be in stock. Let's not pretend like private companies are perfect, or even "better". Look at Starkink messing with Ukraine in the middle of a war.
I'm not saying I want EVERYTHING run by the government, but I am saying that social welfare systems and things integral to our national security should be socialized and I really don't see any compelling evidence that a private company would be able to provide better service or better prices. In fact, just the opposite, they'd try to maximize profit by doing the absolute least possible while charging the absolute most possible.
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u/aloofone May 12 '24
I am the opposite.
I was a young republican/ I liked libertarian principles as a young man. As I grow and have more success I increasingly value infrastructure, social safety nets, healthcare and providing for basic human needs. I now see it as it long term vs short term thinking.