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Treating those people cost money, in the long run probably more than rerouting the stream

• therein 4y ago
  If that's what free or socialized healthcare would make people feel entitled to make decisions on, I am not even sure if it is worth it. We don't even have it and the mindset may be leaking into second degree decisions like that. I know you aren't suggesting it that way but your post made me ponder about it. If you socialize healthcare, you are automatically getting someone that says "oh no you don't, not on my dime, I'm gonna have to take care of you if something happens to you, no, no, no", which is practically a parent. It is probably a conversation that should be had. You rarely see it explored from that angle.
  • taylodl 4y ago
    Healthcare costs are already socialized, even here in the United States. We call those costs "healthcare premiums." Why the majority of Americans don't recognize this simple fact is beyond me.
  • Gibbon1 4y ago
    Medicare pays for about 2/3 of the nations healthcare costs. And that's totally a socialized payer system.