re: #70 jamesfirecat

What about a government option that’s started with government seed money, but if it can’t find a way to break even after a certain period of time then we let it cease to exist?

Hi jamesfirecat. Interesting idea, but historically it has proved difficult, if not impossible, to end programs on which people have become dependent or find popular - even if (as in Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid) the program runs into severe financial difficulty.

I suppose you could “sunset” the initial legislation, but it may still be political suicide to fail to extend the program when the sunset date nears.