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Well here is where you disagree with most of the HN crowd including me. Maybe you are rich enough or insensitive enough to not care. That in fact doesn't matter
by saiya-jin 7y ago
Well here is where you disagree with most of the HN crowd including me. Maybe you are rich enough or insensitive enough to not care. That in fact doesn't matter at all.
Free/almost free good enough healthcare, and education in similar vein are cornerstones of any society that would like to call itself fair, just and overall good place to live, not only for few elites. Everybody benefits from it, whole effin' mankind benefits from it long term.
Heck, even though I am relatively young and properly healthy, so I don't need to spend a cent on healthcare, I am happy to pay (swiss) one so that other benefit. Fuck society that doesn't do that.
- whiddershins 7y agoThese things aren’t free. It is merely shifting the costs. Shifting costs to employers (mandatory paid sick leave) is generally immoral. If people want to provide a benefit, do it with government spending, and remind yourself it is your money (taxes) that funds it. If you are still willing to do it, at least you are putting your money where your mouth is.
- whiddershins 7y agoAlso “Fuck Society that doesn’t do that” [you are Swiss?] Am I understanding you correctly? That’s grossly insulting and jingoistic. Maybe you should rethink your nationalism and arrogance.
- burfog 7y agoIt's nice that we have a choice, isn't it? Those who don't want a socialized medical industry can live in the USA. Those who want it can live almost anywhere else in the world. Choice is good. Make your choice. (seems you did, picking Switzerland?) Don't deny me my choice.