>They need an effective government and socialized medicine. Charity is not a workable solution. Whether the charity comes through government or private organiz

>They need an effective government and socialized medicine. Charity is not a workable solution. Whether the charity comes through government or private organizations is not relevant to my point. The point is that they need someone else to pay for it, and not via a normal market transaction. >Sure it is, that's exactly why it's there, hence the subsidies. Allow me to rephrase: The health insurance market is not there to ensure everyone is able to afford to pay for their own health care needs. It is not broken because some people are not able to afford to participate in it. That is not its purpose. Judging it to be 'broken' or 'insane' because it doesn't do something that it's not intended to do is ridiculous.