But isn't eliminating preventative care like shooting yourself in the foot? Or cutting off your nose to spite your face? My parents are in their 60's and defini

But isn't eliminating preventative care like shooting yourself in the foot? Or cutting off your nose to spite your face? My parents are in their 60's and definitely complain about the "system" and the entitlements people feel they deserve. But I feel certain that if they were shown the numbers, which showed that giving "free" preventative care at a cost to taxpayers of $x, but would prevent emergency care at $x * 10, they would agree that the preventative approach is better. But as you say, this is a hard sell politically. All this reminds me of the famous quote from Jerry Maguire: "Show me the money!" Is there anything wrong with pandering to people's base desires, namely "If the government spends less money, we can lower my taxes without implications"?