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Medicine is already a class issue. We already see class divisions, at least here in the US, over who gets healthcare and who does not. Even countries with univ
by ineedasername 5y ago
Medicine is already a class issue. We already see class divisions, at least here in the US, over who gets healthcare and who does not.
Even countries with universal healthcare have it to a lesser extent when, depending on the country, the wealthy can still pay out of pocket for the highest quality private doctors. Or travel to another country like the US that will give you the highest level of care that you're willing to pay for.
As for rejuvenation vs elderly care, that only gets around the problems I mention if rejuvenated people still love about the same amount of time, just with a higher quality of life. Any treatment that increases life span will either cause a a massive population boom, or class-differentiated civil unrest.
- mardifoufs 5y agoIt's not just in the US. When our healthcare system basically shutdown here in Canada for everything but very arbitrarily defined "essential treatments" that may or may not exclude treating things that can kill you but just not imminently, a lot of richer Canadians crossed the borders to get treated at full price (because that's sometimes still better than no treatment if you have even just enough to pay). The rest were stuck with almost no medical care for a full year and a half with no alternative or way to get around it if your treatment didn't make it on the list. So yeah you are right, it's always a matter of class even in places with universal single payer healthcare