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OK so I know that emergency care not being free is madness, and _you_ know that emergency care not being free is madness, but what are the arguments from people

by SCdF 8y ago

OK so I know that emergency care not being free is madness, and _you_ know that emergency care not being free is madness, but what are the arguments from people who don't think this sound like? Also, I wonder how feasible it would be for foreign governments to pay for the emergency care of their citizens when they have issues in America, and fund it by charging visiting American's American-style medical bills for any medical care they receive while there.

kalleboo 8y ago
> but what are the arguments from people who don't think this sound like? The two I see are mostly 1. "I don't want to pay for other people's healthcare. Other people make poor health [dietary, etc] and financial [they're poor] decisions and they should pay for it themselves." A lot of young people do not want to pay it forward for the healthcare they will need when they get old ("I haven't been to a hospital in years! I'm healthy!"). 2. Distrust in the government in running a fair and efficient system ("death panels" etc)