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> the free market This isn't. With the amount of lobbying, financial contributions to campaign funds, oligopoly, the market isn't free. This is also one of t
by rg111 5y ago
> the free market
This isn't.
With the amount of lobbying, financial contributions to campaign funds, oligopoly, the market isn't free.
This is also one of the market where you have to pay. You can choose to not go to vacations or not to buy an apartment (even if you live horribly); you cannot just not have an appendix operation or not fix your ankle if it is broken.
- analyte123 5y agoYou definitely can choose not to have an appendix operation in many cases: https://www.facs.org/media/press-releases/2021/coda-study-102521 https://www.facs.org/media/press-releases/2021/coda-study-10...
- rg111 5y agoThat isn't the point here. The point is, when you are sick, you have to get medical attention.
- mrweasel 5y agoBut wouldn’t a single “good” provider quickly undermind the business of the existing ones? Or is the entire thing rigged in favour of the current healthcare providers?