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[O]f the six countries that produce the most automobiles, the U.S. and China are the only two that don’t offer universal health care — meaning that Ford and GM bear the burden of providing health care to their employees, at the expense of their ability to compete internationally.
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Feministe » We shouldn’t bail out Detroit the Big Three* (via sexartandpolitics) (via amberlrhea)
An excellent point. Are we making our industries less competitive by not taking healthcare out of their hands?
(via mikehudack)
This doesn’t follow for a few reasons.
- We have plenty of successful companies that compete on the international stage, despite having to pay healthcare costs.
- State-sponsored healthcare isn’t “free”. Someone has to pay for it with taxes. Guess who? Higher taxes reduce competitiveness.
- Foreign automakers are increasingly setting up shop in the US, proving that building cars here can, QED, be economical.
