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Do you have data showing that universal healthcare leads to higher unemployment? The difference between essential and non-essential? Why should I have to make

Do you have data showing that universal healthcare leads to higher unemployment? The difference between essential and non-essential? Why should I have to make that distinction in a forum? Both private healthcare AND even medicare do this today, to different degrees. Largely, routine check-ups and preventive care are covered. Emergency visits and triage care used to be covered (and still should be). Everything else is quite subjective, and cost is a factor.

BobbyJo 5y ago
> Do you have data showing that universal healthcare leads to higher unemployment? More competitiveness necessarily implies more frictional unemployment. You can't have one without the other. > The difference between essential and non-essential? Why should I have to make that distinction in a forum? I'm not saying you should, I'm saying an argument that points to universal healthcare as an objective practice requires it. > to different degrees Exactly. There isn't an agreed upon objective basis for what qualifies as 'essential'.
- nobodyandproud 5y ago
  > More competitiveness necessarily implies more frictional unemployment. You can't have one without the other. Nonsense. You’re thinking about competition for jobs. But I’m talking about competition to hire. >I'm not saying you should, I'm saying an argument that points to universal healthcare as an objective practice requires it. You’re asserting that it does. I’m arguing that an argument for it doesn’t require it. That’s one for practitioners and a wider audience to flush out. > Exactly. There isn't an agreed upon objective basis for what qualifies as 'essential'. And as before, I’m pointing out that aside from some clear cut cases, it’s not required to be “objective”. There’s no objective reason why we enjoy various freedoms in the US, other than emotional reasons and desires.

BobbyJo 5y ago

> Do you have data showing that universal healthcare leads to higher unemployment? More competitiveness necessarily implies more frictional unemployment. You can't have one without the other. > The difference between essential and non-essential? Why should I have to make that distinction in a forum? I'm not saying you should, I'm saying an argument that points to universal healthcare as an objective practice requires it. > to different degrees Exactly. There isn't an agreed upon objective basis for what qualifies as 'essential'.

nobodyandproud 5y ago
> More competitiveness necessarily implies more frictional unemployment. You can't have one without the other. Nonsense. You’re thinking about competition for jobs. But I’m talking about competition to hire. >I'm not saying you should, I'm saying an argument that points to universal healthcare as an objective practice requires it. You’re asserting that it does. I’m arguing that an argument for it doesn’t require it. That’s one for practitioners and a wider audience to flush out. > Exactly. There isn't an agreed upon objective basis for what qualifies as 'essential'. And as before, I’m pointing out that aside from some clear cut cases, it’s not required to be “objective”. There’s no objective reason why we enjoy various freedoms in the US, other than emotional reasons and desires.