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I agree that private healthcare can work well, but increasingly I have found that the value it offers compared to the cost is decreasing. YMMV. In terms of let

I agree that private healthcare can work well, but increasingly I have found that the value it offers compared to the cost is decreasing. YMMV. In terms of letting the poor spend it on what they like, I disagree. You aren't giving them money. You're giving them healthcare. In my opinion, people are not entitled to money. But I do think they are entitled to good health if it can be at all given to them.

eru 7y ago
If someone was going to get the check-up anyway, then giving it to them for free has similar effects to giving them money. (People will use the money they save with the checkup now being free on something else.) I'd say that if as a society we want to help (poor) people, we should do whatever provides the most bang for the buck; ie the highest quality of life improvement at the lowest burden to the rest of society and the smallest disincentive effects. But yes, if you explicitly want to restrict what poor people can do, then your position is a consistent one.