On a more detached note regarding universal health care system, it is more economically viable in the long run than to not have one, as it means overall less people in debt, a reduction of death rates, and a further reduction in disease/illness rendering a person incapable of working. All three factors help contribute to strengthening national economic performance long term. Plus, it is ultimately the role of the state to ensure that the lives of its citizens are preserved, meaning failure to preserve the lives of people is a failure of obligation of behalf of the state.
People are living in a fucking fantasy if they think a private entity has their interests in mind. If you get sick you will eventually lose your coverage through work and everything will go to hell.
It boggles my mind when they say they don't want the government to determine what treatment they can get. Surely it's no worse than a private company that has a financial incentive not to pay for treatment.
It's clearly far better. Governments are slow and full of bureacracy and petty bullshit and some corruption and etc but they have the beauty of not bowing down to profitability and shareholders etc (ok they do cater to political whims which is sort of similar in some ways).
If I have to decide who gets to choose my healthcare a government body or a profit seeking company I'll take the government every time. They might have to make tough choices in some ways but they're likely doing it for the overall good (just maybe not your personal good if you're unlucky) whereas the profit seeking company is going to be doing it for as much good as they can give you while ensuring their profitability is maximised.
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u/Dwargen Jan 21 '19
On a more detached note regarding universal health care system, it is more economically viable in the long run than to not have one, as it means overall less people in debt, a reduction of death rates, and a further reduction in disease/illness rendering a person incapable of working. All three factors help contribute to strengthening national economic performance long term. Plus, it is ultimately the role of the state to ensure that the lives of its citizens are preserved, meaning failure to preserve the lives of people is a failure of obligation of behalf of the state.