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> The Fed, Blackwater, prisons, rail, hospitals, banks... What could possibly go wrong? This is not a universal truth. Come enjoy an African government hospita
by throwaway210222 5y ago
> The Fed, Blackwater, prisons, rail, hospitals, banks... What could possibly go wrong?
This is not a universal truth. Come enjoy an African government hospital, then sample one of the listed private hospitals.
- fnord123 5y ago"There exists a private hospital in a country of superior quality to a public hospital in the same country" is a weak claim. Even weaker is "there exists a private hospital in the world of superior quality to a public hospital also in the world".
- samatman 5y agoI'm fairly certain that the claim you're replying to is that private hospitals in the countries in question are consistently better than public ones.
- fnord123 5y agoIf that was the claim, then why consider African hospitals instead of any hospital?
- throwaway210222 5y agobecause: 1. its were I live 2. its where glib statements about the virtues government-run organisations slam into cold hard reality. More so than say Switzerland. 3. try get an EU/US/CA/AU/NZ/JP expat to work in Africa and expect his family to use government hospitals. Really, try.
- samatman 5y agoBecause those are the countries in question.
- mytailorisrich 5y agoPrivate hospitals are usually nicer than public ones everywhere, but that's obviously to be expected. However, that misses the point of state involvement in education and healthcare, which is universal access. Of course people with money will have access to (good) schools and (good) healthcare. The state is involved so that everyone has access to those services.
- fnord123 5y agoEducation and healthcare also have network effects. If people near you are ill then you're likely to also become ill. If people around you think taxation is theft and coercion then they can band together and elect people with similar brain worms into government.