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"paid by the state" and "free" are not the same thing and shouldn't be used as such. I realize I'm nit picking here, but when people banty about the term "free
by UnpossibleJim 7y ago
"paid by the state" and "free" are not the same thing and shouldn't be used as such. I realize I'm nit picking here, but when people banty about the term "free health care for all" I really do think there is a disconnect somewhere. It's paid for. And while the IRS may be an efficient system, the government certainly is not. Now, while I'm not opposed to medical coverage for all, saying that our government running insurance instead of rolling hospitals into one of it's emergency services, like police and fire, is a different discussion.
- teddyh 7y ago> It's paid for. Using this definition, everything is paid for, and nothing is free except sunlight. This is obviously a useless definition. “Paid for by [someone else]” is “free”. There is no other useful definition of the term. Also: https://satwcomic.com/every-time https://satwcomic.com/every-time
- UnpossibleJim 7y agoWell, considering I said maybe we should move health care to emergency services,like the police and fire services, added to that comic, I can only assume you completely missed the point of my statement. And while not everything is paid for except sunlight, everything the government provides IS paid for, yes. There is a ledger to be kept. I'm not some hard core conservative, nor am I some hardcore liberal. Like most Americans, I'm somewhere in the middle and am capable of more nuance and critical thought than I am given credit for.