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No, because that would defeat the purpose of having public healthcare: a universal safety net for those who for some reason lose out on private healthcare. But
by Mediterraneo10 9y ago
No, because that would defeat the purpose of having public healthcare: a universal safety net for those who for some reason lose out on private healthcare.
But because private healthcare has to compete with public healthcare in countries with such a dual system, the price for private insurance is driven very low, so it isn't as disastrously expensive as in the United States, for example, and demanding a large tax refund for this would seem extreme.
- tyingq 9y agoI'm not debating whether public healthcare is a good thing. Just specifically objecting to claims that it's not a monopoly. If everyone pays in, it is. That doesn't negate every upside.