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We don't actually want to live like that.

We just have such distrust in our government that we don't want them running the health care system. Witness, for example, the recent VA Hospital scandals. Our government is dysfunctional. And it's already incredibly intrusive, too, and some of us don't want the feds knowing all of our health problems (even though they probably already do).

I would love government health care, just not from this government. The free market doesn't work for health care.



I agree with you that the german system sounds nice. But I couldn't let this slide

> The free market doesn't work for health care.

Where is there a free market for health care that would could test this idea? Certainly not the USA.

I believe Singapore is the closest to free market healthcare and they seem pretty healthy. Though even that is not "free market" healthcare


The only realistic way of providing healthcare is by an insurance system, which can be private or public.

Necessary conditions are that insurance is compulsory and that insurers cannot refuse coverage.

It should be obvious what would happen otherwise.




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