The Public Wants an Option

Just read this article:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091028/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_option

Here's my favorite part:

"Opponents argue that a public option would hurt competition because the government program would have a cost advantage by virtue of a huge member base, but supporters of the public option say there is no real competition without it."

Ok, let's hand on a minute. The public option would HURT competition because it would have a cost advantage by virtue of a huge member base. But I thought that the government was incapable of running the health care industry because costs would spiral out of control. If the government is so wasteful, private companies should have absolutely no problem competing with them.

My recommendation to everyone who's against healthcare reform: chose your arguments carefully. If you're going to be wrong, you might as well just be wrong on one thing, not too.