> The British socialized healthcare system for example will allocate up to $25K-$40K to buy a year of healthy life. "a year of healthy life" != "a productive m

> The British socialized healthcare system for example will allocate up to $25K-$40K to buy a year of healthy life. "a year of healthy life" != "a productive member of society" GP talks about "yield" from people as a measure for whether to help someone, which is decidedly different from Qaly. Yes, healthcare puts a price on life (it has to). No, that price does not primarily derive from the productivity of that individual. You could """optimize""" society by spending more on healthcare for able-bodied than for "unproductive" people, but walk too far along that road and you get euthanasia.