>I think comparing this to slavery, the Indian wars, Jim Crow, etc. more than a little hyperbolic. >There's a big difference between [...] systemic disenfranch

>I think comparing this to slavery, the Indian wars, Jim Crow, etc. more than a little hyperbolic. >There's a big difference between [...] systemic disenfranchisement and [...] healthcare being affordable to a big chunk of the population. I edited your post a bit. Frankly, I don't see the difference unless you don't classify healthcare as a right. Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights would disagree with you, but that's okay. If that doesn't float your boat, we can look at outcomes instead. In both cases, people are forced to live without dignity regardless of whether or not that end is achieved by systemic financial coercion, by strapping someone to a board and pouring water on their face, or by bludgeoning them. All are inhumane. Healthcare is not a 'we can't find a solution' problem. It is a 'a lot of people are making a lot of money off this combination of inelastic demand and opaque pricing for technical service' problem. Call a spade a spade.