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> I live in the Portland area [U.S.] > most likely a health crew will come and visit you with tests Pahahahahahahahaha I'm sorry, but that's not how things w
by _bxg1 7y ago
> I live in the Portland area [U.S.]
> most likely a health crew will come and visit you with tests
Pahahahahahahahaha
I'm sorry, but that's not how things work here. A man in Miami had to pay $3000 for being administered a Coronavirus test. At a hospital he'd driven himself to.
- cma 7y agoSounds like he is in a communist medical system. Pandemic prevention is something each person should price in, paying to test themselves individually, in a free market. Externalities are really just regulatory capture from being communist in one way or another, and don’t exist once truly free as in Ayn Rand. /s
- kebman 7y agoDude! I live in Norway! Bernie speaks highly of my country all the time! xD On the other hand, even in the USA, it is in the interest of the state, and not least your many companies, to defend against this epidemic. Without workers, or much less customers, then I'm afraid a lot of companies are going to go bankrupt. Moreover, supply chains may break down, and you might see shortages. The implications are pretty serious, and so testing shouldn't be a matter of who can afford it. With such a disease, it's everyone's business.
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- cma 7y ago/s is meant to indicate sarcasm