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The VA hospitals arn't the only government run healthcare in the world. Some others are good, some are bad. As with everything reducing the options down to two political choices just seems to makeveryone stop thinking about creative ways to solve problems.

The uber thing is a good choice for Innisfil. They wouldn't have the money to roll their own ride share, and they can't afford the infrastructure to create a bus system.

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The VA hospital example is an interesting one. I was at a town hall with Lindsey Graham where he used it as an argument against universal public healthcare. And clearly, no one wants universal public healthcare to be like the VA system -- where there are a limited number of understaffed government-run hospitals, and you get no choice as to your doctors.

But the interesting thing is that absolutely no one is proposing that; what's being proposed is Medicare-for-all, where you get your choice of providers (pretty much any existing provider), and you pay the government for low-overhead insurance through your taxes.

It's kind of a really obvious rhetorical bait and switch, but it seems to resonate with people.

I'm a little more skeptical than you. I think it's interesting they are trying this, but uber being a good choice? We'll see. How many drivers sign up? Are rides available when needed? etc. Uber has shown they replace taxis pretty well, but have they shown they can replace public transit? Let's find out...

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