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The obese and sedentary problem is one argument against public health care that made me really take pause on my beliefs. In places where public healthcare exis
by zamalek 5y ago
The obese and sedentary problem is one argument against public health care that made me really take pause on my beliefs.
In places where public healthcare exists, there is also a huge amount of voluntary personal health responsibility. People look after their health, and expect the same of their neighbors. The current state of Americans would be an unreasonable burden on public healthcare.
That being said, taxes pay so much for healthcare, that we'd probably still be able to pull it off.
- sul_tasto 5y agoIn addition, my understanding is that most healthcare expenses are incurred trying to prolong life in its last few weeks/months. It’s difficult to not “try everything possible “ for a loved one, when the end is near. However, I feel that often such sentiments are taken advantage of in the name of profit.
- maxerickson 5y agoThere's no social framework to do anything other than treat an elderly person that breaks their hip, never mind a legal one. That's a cost that is incurred towards the end of life without any 'trying to prolong life' involved, a surgery to do the repair is frequently going to immediately make the person more comfortable. And there's all sorts of similar things that just happen more often to older folks.
- sul_tasto 5y agoMy neighbor, who lived a very unhealthy lifestyle, underwent 4 heart surgeries and multiple other procedures before they literally couldn’t keep his body alive anymore. I’m not convinced he was treated humanely.
- chrisseaton 5y agoMost people in the UK certainly don’t ‘look after their health, and expect the same of their neighbo[u]rs’. I think we have the most extensive public healthcare system in Europe but also are some of the least healthy. Don’t look to us for any ideas how to do your healthcare!