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Strictly speaking, it's a want. The classic needs are food (and water), shelter, clothing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_needs https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by ninininino 2y ago
Strictly speaking, it's a want. The classic needs are food (and water), shelter, clothing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_needs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_needs
I personally have gone uninsured for a few years at a time and there was no instant calamity, just an elevation of risk.
- ilinx 2y agoWouldn’t that vary from person to person? I have several medications that I objectively need in order to remain healthy. The cost of those would be prohibitively expensive without a good job and/or health insurance.
- ssl-3 2y agoI think they're trying to suggest that since they survived a period in their life without health insurance and did not experience calamity, that everyone else who needs to live must also be able to do so. And thus, by extension: Those who cannot live without health insurance needn't remain alive.