[911teo]

The capitalist system and free market are wonderful but sometimes their caractheristics are not suitable for and should not be accepted by a modern and mature society.

Example:There are regions (in any country) that are not profitable to serve. It is a net loss to get electricity, phone, water, trains, busses, roads, police, firebrigades, school, postal etc. services to small little villages/cities in the middle of nowhere.

Should we just write these towns off and force the people to move? Our capitalistic system should tell us that the people that live there should either pay an exorbitant price or move.. Well school are free everywhere in the US, I pay the same if I want to send a letter to NYC or to the middle of nowhere in Nebraska etc.

You see we already have some socialized services in our free and capitalistic society. Everybody pays a little more but in this way the little cities can have the same services people in NYC, Boston etc enjoy.

The health care system albeit more complex is a perfect example where a pure capitalistic approach is not applicable because of its side effects.

It is a shame that someone cannot realize that bad things can happen to anybody and you can prepare as much as you want but when the brown matter hits the fan then you are deep in it. And usually then it's when a capitalistic system leaves you high and dry.

Why should an insurance company not take advantage of a little clause in the contracts that allows them to refuse coverage for a risky and costly operation? They are there to make money. Their shareholders (me/you/everybody) would be upset if they lost money because they allowed and expense that could be avoided.

But it this is not how it should work...