Here's a thought. We should expect no government money be spent on any medical expenses. People should not be relying on the government, but instead be EXPECTED to take care of themselves.
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
But government's not always that efficient. And so we shouldn't let our fear that some wealthier people get free birth control freak us out so much that poorer people don't get what they really need. Put another way, we should err on the side of spending too much on birth control, but try our darndest to get it exactly right.
What's interesting is that insurers love it when their insureds have good access to birth control, it costs a lot of money to pay for the birth and health care of an unwanted child. Hobby Lobby will pay significantly more money to insure its employees as a result of its victory today.
Ideally, Hobby Lobby should cancel their company policy, use the savings to pay their employees better, and let the employees buy their own policies via an Obamacare exchange. But our ridiculous tax code gives Hobby Lobby such a strong incentive to choose its employees' policies that it won't do what's right. And so today's result is economically terrible pretty much all around, with government effectively subsidizing an employer's religious-based decision to give its employees inferior insurance that'll cost taxpayers more.
But hooray Jesus!
Originally posted by: Chilcoot
QuoteYes, we should begin by spending our first birth control dollars for those least likely to be able to pay for it themselves. And we should spend our last birth control dollars on those most likely to be able to pay for it themselves.
Originally posted by: alanleroyII
Isn't it more effective to focus our scarce resources on the people who can't even afford a condom, rather than supply birth control for the rich?
But government's not always that efficient. And so we shouldn't let our fear that some wealthier people get free birth control freak us out so much that poorer people don't get what they really need. Put another way, we should err on the side of spending too much on birth control, but try our darndest to get it exactly right.
What's interesting is that insurers love it when their insureds have good access to birth control, it costs a lot of money to pay for the birth and health care of an unwanted child. Hobby Lobby will pay significantly more money to insure its employees as a result of its victory today.
Ideally, Hobby Lobby should cancel their company policy, use the savings to pay their employees better, and let the employees buy their own policies via an Obamacare exchange. But our ridiculous tax code gives Hobby Lobby such a strong incentive to choose its employees' policies that it won't do what's right. And so today's result is economically terrible pretty much all around, with government effectively subsidizing an employer's religious-based decision to give its employees inferior insurance that'll cost taxpayers more.
But hooray Jesus!
