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Why not also provide the same high-quality cars, housing, jobs etc to everyone? Hint: communism doesn't work. Also, the reality is you have to prioritize. A p
by tomp 8y ago
Why not also provide the same high-quality cars, housing, jobs etc to everyone?
Hint: communism doesn't work.
Also, the reality is you have to prioritize. A public health-care system has a limited amount of money (by definition) and needs to spend it in a carefully balanced way. E.g. you'd rather operate/save a kid than a 90 year old person. Another example is, governments "advise" citizens to do preventative exams based on cost-efficiency, not on "best quality healthcare" - it's simply unrealistic to perform a mammography on 50% of the older than 25 population every year. But if someone wants to do that, and can pay for the costs themselves, why would I, you or the government limit their freedom?
- int_19h 8y agoThe system described above, as applied specifically for healthcare, works wonderfully for most in countries that use it - significantly better than in US, anyway. That alone is already a reasonable answer to your "why?". But also, there's no reason why you can't have private insurers providing better options on top of a public system. In fact, most countries do exactly that.