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Don't you think it's a worthy goal to strive for this for all people in your country? Would you really try to block progress towards that goal due to your fear
by Timon3 4y ago
Don't you think it's a worthy goal to strive for this for all people in your country? Would you really try to block progress towards that goal due to your fear of being treated as they are right now, instead of putting your energy towards nobody being treated that way?
Sincerely, if anyone can explain to me - how can we as a species both have figured out game theory, AND consider this as a position that is in any way acceptable?
- fnimick 4y agoGame theory explains it perfectly. The current situation is that the parent poster has preferential healthcare access, and other people that they do not care about do not. The alternative is equal treatment which might mean the same access, or worse access as they are forced to "fight for attention alongside the general public" as they so blithely put it. Given the option between the status quo, or a change which can only ever be the same or worse for you personally (regardless of the broader impact), of course someone self-centered would choose the former.
- Amezarak 4y agoThe best insurance I've seen in the US is Medicaid. It's people in the middle who are getting squeezed by HDHPs, mostly not the poor, who have access to Medicaid (exact qualifications vary by state) or Medicare (everyone 65+).