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> Do you have data showing that universal healthcare leads to higher unemployment? More competitiveness necessarily implies more frictional unemployment. You c
by 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.