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> (and with IT salaries!). The point of the article was that salary is no longer an indicator of healthcare availability. > Medecine (sic) is a business just

> (and with IT salaries!). The point of the article was that salary is no longer an indicator of healthcare availability. > Medecine (sic) is a business just like any other. This is the ideology that functions as the crux of the matter. In the US, medicine is a business from which people involved should earn profit. Healthcare (and health, by extension) is not a right. In other places, I suspect it's the opposite. In a herd you can either strengthen your weak, or let them die off. Either way, the theory is that your herd will get stronger. The US has implicitly chosen the latter of the choices. > If your local shop tries to screw you, take your business elsewhere. It's not that simple. Everyone gets sick. Not everyone needs an iPhone XR or a brand new pair of Nikes. You can get by with a flip phone and a pair of brand x sneakers. Freedom of choice is great for goods and certain services. Healthcare isn't one of those services where "taking your business elsewhere" is any good, mostly because of the pricing collusion between the providers.

devereaux 8y ago
> The point of the article was that salary is no longer an indicator of healthcare availability. And this is why I comment. This is wrong! You should not have to stretch on healthcare if you know how to spend your money. Get treated abroad. It's as simple as that. EDIT: You may lose your job. It's a consequence of life. You will still have saved a bunch of money when taking into count the savings on healthcare and the lower cost of living abroad
- NicoJuicy 8y ago
  You're describing changing your entire life for getting sick ( living abroad and quitting jobs, so you won't go broke) and act like it's normal. You seem to describe it as some sort of vacation even. Again, your narcism for life changing events is astonishing.
- afuchs 8y ago
  >And this is why I comment. This is wrong! You should not have to stretch on healthcare if you know how to spend your money. > Get treated abroad. It's as simple as that. > EDIT: You may lose your job. It's a consequence of life. You will still have saved a bunch of money when taking into count the savings on healthcare and the lower cost of living abroad It isn't a matter of managing your money properly. There will still be people who are disadvantaged despite making what everyone else would see as the right choices. They can even be in a position where they are at a disadvantage while being fully employed. You can blame it on the structure of the economy and society, or just blame it on bad luck. Some of these disadvantaged people are covered by existing welfare programs (e.g. Medicaid), but a lot of them aren't. Insisting that having healthcare is only a matter of financial literacy is naive and disregards reality.

devereaux 8y ago

> The point of the article was that salary is no longer an indicator of healthcare availability. And this is why I comment. This is wrong! You should not have to stretch on healthcare if you know how to spend your money. Get treated abroad. It's as simple as that. EDIT: You may lose your job. It's a consequence of life. You will still have saved a bunch of money when taking into count the savings on healthcare and the lower cost of living abroad

NicoJuicy 8y ago
You're describing changing your entire life for getting sick ( living abroad and quitting jobs, so you won't go broke) and act like it's normal. You seem to describe it as some sort of vacation even. Again, your narcism for life changing events is astonishing.
afuchs 8y ago
>And this is why I comment. This is wrong! You should not have to stretch on healthcare if you know how to spend your money. > Get treated abroad. It's as simple as that. > EDIT: You may lose your job. It's a consequence of life. You will still have saved a bunch of money when taking into count the savings on healthcare and the lower cost of living abroad It isn't a matter of managing your money properly. There will still be people who are disadvantaged despite making what everyone else would see as the right choices. They can even be in a position where they are at a disadvantage while being fully employed. You can blame it on the structure of the economy and society, or just blame it on bad luck. Some of these disadvantaged people are covered by existing welfare programs (e.g. Medicaid), but a lot of them aren't. Insisting that having healthcare is only a matter of financial literacy is naive and disregards reality.