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Thankfully I live in a civilized country with socialized healthcare, so that my choices are more than "go bankrupt after surgery" or "be rich".

• duncan_bayne 11y ago
  Ah, the grasshopper strategy. Except that in your version, the ants are robbed to pay for your food. Sorry, wrong parable.
  • na85 11y ago
    No, the ants all pay into the system, leveraging the economy of scale, so that everyone has equal access to health care, rather than privileged access for those who can afford it.
    • duncan_bayne 11y ago
      You're describing a mutual society, which is a voluntary thing, and very different in character and consequences to compulsory taxation and a welfare state.
  • irremediable 11y ago
    Or, you know, the ants work together to achieve something greater than they could ever achieve alone. Ants are quite famous for that.
    • duncan_bayne 11y ago
      What part of 'working together' involves people who don't want to?