[JP]

Horrible idea. Just take a look at the fuckup that is America's health care system to see that privitisation doesn't help anything. American's pay more per capita than anyone else, and have a terrible system, unless you're wealthy (which is the point). There's a time and a place for private companies and the game they like to play. That place isn't one involving health care. I'd put water, police and a few other things in there too.

I don't get everyone's obsession with privitisation 'competition'. Especially given NZ's track record with privitsation. Competition leads to lower quality at lower cost. Which is great in some situations. But not this.