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There's another consideration too: the wealthy people stop caring about funding the public tier because they can afford not to care about it, lobby for policies
by naasking 4y ago
There's another consideration too: the wealthy people stop caring about funding the public tier because they can afford not to care about it, lobby for policies to cut public funding to lower taxes. Two tier systems typically degrade the public tier over time.
- moonchrome 4y agoI'd say wealthy people don't use the public option anyway/get top tier institutions.
- naasking 4y agoDepends. There is rarely a private ER, and as you say, private care will often focus on the higher margin items so the lower margin stuff might be left to the public option. Some countries forbid two tier systems entirely for this reason, like here in Canada.