[swarnie_]

I'm happy paying for schools despite having no children because it benefit society as a whole.

Can we not apply the same thinking here?

[fatwa]

That was not the point. The point is that universal healthcare is taking money from my pocket and giving it to someone else.

[maxxxxx]

If you ever have a serious illness or an accident money will be taken out of someone's pocket and given to you. Unless you don't have insurance and refuse treatment.

[dmode]

You can qualify everything as a "handout" then. Like private car insurance, which is taking money from you and paying to a driver who had an accident.

[Mouse47]

Maybe I'm missing the point too, but can't that description be applied to insurance itself? So what's your point?