Health Care like it was slapped together with bad glue in a Chinese sweatshop

Peter Suderman, writing at Reason.com:

Republicans and conservatives are arguing that a so-called “public option” — a government administered health-insurance plan — is a bad idea because it would compete unfairly and shift many of the insured onto its rolls, exposing millions of Americans to poor quality, government-run health care. Liberals defend the idea of a public plan by saying that it helps control health-insurance prices by providing a low cost competitor that, due to its size, has a lot of bargaining power with medical manufacturers.

Where have I heard this argument before? Oh right — in the never-ending left/right squabbles over bargain-mad super-retailer Wal-Mart.