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> you've removed a lot of the flexibility that would have allowed your system to make more of the good if lots of people wanted it Only if they were capable of
by Pet_Ant 5y ago
> you've removed a lot of the flexibility that would have allowed your system to make more of the good if lots of people wanted it
Only if they were capable of paying for it as well. That is a big assumption for something as expensive as healthcare.
I personally find it very comforting that (at least at in principle) both the rich and poor wait in the same line.
- gruez 5y ago>I personally find it very comforting that (at least at in principle) both the rich and poor wait in the same line. That's rarely the case. For stuff like consumer goods (ie. getting the iphone on launch day, a few years ago) the rich person can buy it off a scalper, or pay someone to stand in life for them. For healthcare they can just fly to a private clinic.
- setr 5y ago>pay someone to stand in life for them Recently I learned you can even do this for the DMV... Truly the only place where men are made equal is the porcelain throne.
- therealdrag0 5y agoThere’s a lot of ways in which the cost of healthcare in US is inflated due to restrictions and monopolies. Don’t form an opinion on the premise that healthcare is intractable expensive.
- nanis 5y agoAlso, keep in mind that the current U.S. health insurance system is a by-product of the government trying to control the price of labor.