But why stop with health care? We all NEED food, places to live, childcare, entertainment, etc., etc.
These essentials cannot be left up to the vagaries of individual discretion.
child care, etc. is in everyone's best interest...i.e. maximum use of Human Capital. Most other developed countries have a Hybrid mix of Public/Private HC...Ireland even provides free Medical School for those who qualify...when it's all said and done, those countries spend 1/2 of what the USA does on HC...and no one goes bankrupt, or dies earlier due to untreated illnesses. Also, everyone sees a Doc and gets regular testing to catch problems before they get out of hand.
Do you have a problem with this?
while praying that no serious illness befalls them. I've seen them every week for the last 20 years standing in line at a St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank.
Stop fantasizing and start engaging with the real world around you.
Bill Gates and LeBron James do not need free health care. Their deductibles would be unlimited.
Family of four making $80,000? Set their yearly deductible at something like $5,000. That way, when you're responsible for the first $5,000, you don't go running to the doctor for a cold.
At the psychological core of the socialist impetus is severe OCD.
The quality of healthcare (or any aspect of life) is not even an afterthought.
It's individual human independence that cannot be tolerated.