Exactly. Another one of the weirdest things in the “healthcare debate” is the idea that it’s public or nothing like a closed border dictatorship that will shoot

Exactly. Another one of the weirdest things in the “healthcare debate” is the idea that it’s public or nothing like a closed border dictatorship that will shoot you before they let you exercise any freedom of choice. If I don’t want to pay I can have a GP appointment with a short trip and a little wait sometime in the next 1-3 days… if I’m happy paying $40 Australian … I’ve got a GP appointment within walking distance tomorrow, no issues no bullshit, and I’ll even get some of that back from the government if I can be bothered, because anything that urgent is probably worth the money lol. If I want to pay I can get specialist treatment, I’ve got private healthcare to cover fancy shit like regular physiotherapist sessions due to having an office job which will slowly and stealthily destroy your body no matter how careful you are… and glasses if I eventually need them… and stupid levels of dental because that’s my personal preference, if someone ever smashed out all my teeth I’m just completely covered … and that’s all on top of basically being assured care for anything serious disease or critical injury related by public healthcare… it’s just obviously the better arrangement. The most general risks are shared by the biggest pool of people paying for it… everyone paying for that with their taxes. If you want more… your free to buy it, and a lot of people do! It works great.