My answers: > What are your thoughts on nationwide healthcare then, as an extended version of CHM, but where the values (aka, rules of elegibility, and what is

My answers: > What are your thoughts on nationwide healthcare then, as an extended version of CHM, but where the values (aka, rules of elegibility, and what is covered/not covered) are those of the nation instead of those of specific Christian organizations? I don't like it for a few reasons. First, government is famous for inefficiency and bloat. I am certain the government would do a poor job of good, affordable healthcare. (Rational people must concede this given the evidence today.) Secondly, cost will be a problem for any system that covers existing conditions; it's the equivalent to buying house insurance when your house has already burned down. That's not insurance. Third, and most importantly, nationwide insurance is not a self-maintaining community. In small groups that share values, when someone no longer lives according to the community's standards, they're removed from the community. This is not possible in nationwide healthcare. So, someone abusing the medical system or living a lifestyle contrary to standards of our community cannot continue abusing the system. This self-maintaining socialistic system works well in smaller communities with shared values, where abusers can be removed from the community. In a nationwide system, this isn't possible, driving up costs further. > Is it really important for you for it to be an opt in system? Yes. I do not wished to be coerced into government programs of any kind. That this is both private and optional makes this attractive to me from a libertarian standpoint. > Is it really important that it be based on a specific interpretation of Christian values instead of the larger US values? Not a specific interpretation, no. Just the basic interpretation of caring for the sick; a plain interpretation of Jesus' words[0]. [0]: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+25%3A35-40&version=TLV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+25%3A35...