None of that matters that much. I don't say they don't discuss it, but they would plow through all of it if there was demand. You could cut taxes altogether, eliminate all regulations(and I wouldn't advise that), and they would still be sitting on their money. They need demand. Without it, you can't coax them enough. With it, you can't stop them. Everything else is a push.
Thats why they can't show with objective statistics that either has any significant effect on the whole. Either way, Bob might have issues, but Tom has new opportunities. Everything functions on demand and it's relationship to supply. You have fewer doctors, for example, to influence supply, thus raising prices. This is done not by the government, but by the AMA. This highlights one reason for healthcare reform.
ask yourself this, how would business respond if they didn't have to worry about healthcare any more? With UHC, you remove it from the connection with employment. This would do more than taxes would. Remember overseas, they can pay low wages, not worry about healthcare, or regulations. Sure, more people die from unsafe conditions, pollution in some places much worse, but they have none of it. Do you really think taxes are truly the big issue? And voters are programmed to respond that way. Just say tax cut, and you're more than half way home.
On he regulation issue, point me to one thread on a specific regulation? Instead there is just a mantra that there are too many. There may be, but which ones serve no purpose? This is the important question.
As for rational discussion, I appreciate it as well. It's always good when it can happen.
