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I read these sorts of articles and honestly cannot fathom why so many people in the United States are/were against a taxpayer-funded public healthcare system.

I read these sorts of articles and honestly cannot fathom why so many people in the United States are/were against a taxpayer-funded public healthcare system. If I get sick here in Western Australia, I go down to the doctor, pay nothing, get a script filled in the chemist next door, and just carry on. If you have something life threatening happening, you get seen to pretty much right away. If you have private health insurance, you get a choice of a better hospital, your preferred practitioner, etc for sure. But if you're like the person in the article, you sure as hell aren't going to die because you can't afford treatment.

gt_ 9y ago
Yeah, there’s not any reason in the sense you’re looking for. The explanation is mostly rooted in cultural expression and associated social loyalties. There are political strings being pulled and all of that but you’re right. It’s totally baseless. There are no lucid reasons in circulation and the halfhearted rumors that used to suffice have been abandoned ever since when we mostly gave up on reasoning anyhow, a process that is more comfortable than actively acknowledging mistakes.
vixen99 9y ago
Maybe it's not a question of being against it but more a matter of wanting to see a reasonable solution as to how to balance infinite demand against finite cash. It's odd to see Brits coming to one of the poorest countries in the EU - Romania to get dental and eye treatments they can't get (unless they wait until it's too late) in the UK.
RickJWagner 9y ago
She's doing it wrong. She fell behind on her insurance (ACA) payments and lost her benefits. It may sound callous, but perhaps she should have taken on more work (a second job perhaps) as soon as cash was low enough that payments could not be made. Her health is largely her own responsibility (as it is for all of us).

gt_ 9y ago

Yeah, there’s not any reason in the sense you’re looking for. The explanation is mostly rooted in cultural expression and associated social loyalties. There are political strings being pulled and all of that but you’re right. It’s totally baseless. There are no lucid reasons in circulation and the halfhearted rumors that used to suffice have been abandoned ever since when we mostly gave up on reasoning anyhow, a process that is more comfortable than actively acknowledging mistakes.

vixen99 9y ago

Maybe it's not a question of being against it but more a matter of wanting to see a reasonable solution as to how to balance infinite demand against finite cash. It's odd to see Brits coming to one of the poorest countries in the EU - Romania to get dental and eye treatments they can't get (unless they wait until it's too late) in the UK.

RickJWagner 9y ago

She's doing it wrong. She fell behind on her insurance (ACA) payments and lost her benefits. It may sound callous, but perhaps she should have taken on more work (a second job perhaps) as soon as cash was low enough that payments could not be made. Her health is largely her own responsibility (as it is for all of us).