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> Yes, in the US before the government took over health care. When did that happen? If you are thinking Obama care, uhm, no. > BTW, no government is going to
by FollowingTheDao 5y ago
> Yes, in the US before the government took over health care.
When did that happen? If you are thinking Obama care, uhm, no.
> BTW, no government is going to spend unlimited sums to save your life.
You are missing the point. Supply and demand curves break when it comes to life and death matters. That is why prices should not be dictated by a free market. Well, I guess that is fine if you are a sociopath.
- WalterBright 5y ago> When did that happen? Not all at once, but decision by decision. One big change was when the AMA was granted a monopoly over the education of doctors. Then there was when companies got around wage controls in WW2 by tying health insurance to employment. Then in the 1960s there was enormous expansion of the FDA, and then Medicare and Medicaid. Then there were laws that required emergency rooms to treat people for free. All these measures sound great, but they completely mess with the structure of how markets work. And so we have the very expensive, and often dysfunctional, system today. > That is why prices should not be dictated by a free market. The free market doesn't dictate prices. Governments dictate prices, which always leads to shortages. > I guess that is fine if you are a sociopath. If you have a case, you should be able to make it without insults.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoPresent your case - show that it worked well before government.
- WalterBright 5y agoThe US had the longest life expectancy in the world.