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I had to google the meaning of "socialized medicine" (no I don't live in the US). My first thought was that maybe it meant "getting better thanks to emotional s

I had to google the meaning of "socialized medicine" (no I don't live in the US). My first thought was that maybe it meant "getting better thanks to emotional support from other people", but Wikipedia had this to say about "socialized medicine": >> More recently, American conservative critics of health care reform have attempted to broaden the term by applying it to any publicly funded system. Fascinating how different political groups literally do not speak the same language. I now assume you mean that all people should pay 100 % for their own health care needs since people only have themselves to blame if they need health care?

lettergram 4y ago
It’s a pretty ubiquitous term here used by all sides. They even poll using the term https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20080214/poll-us-split-on-socialized-medicine https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20080214/poll-us-sp... Though I think some of the political proponents have shifted their SEO terms to “universal healthcare” in recent years after they found the term confusing. > I now assume you mean that all people should pay 100 % for their own health care needs since people only have themselves to blame if they need health care? I’m not saying one way or the other what I think. I’m saying the logical conclusion of paying for everyone’s medical bills is that you create regulation to try to lower said bills. By definition, this restricts freedoms, which I’m opposed to.