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by Cederfjard 1924 days ago
Yes, MystK, if these are the texts you say support your thesis, then I think I might not understand what you mean by the statement that ”there are definitely people who think universal healthcare will cost nothing”.

If what you mean is that there are people who think that the costs could be less under such a system, and thus that a change would end up ”costing nothing” as contrasted with ”costs going up compared to the current system” - then yeah I agree, there are people who believe that, and I’d say they are right in doing so. I’d also say that the way you’ve chosen to express that is misleading to say the least.

I assume you don’t believe that these people think that it’s literally free, that paying workers, buying supplies, and building and maintaining facilities and so on cost literally nothing.

But if it’s neither of these two concepts that you’re referring to, then I honestly have no clue what you’re trying to say.

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Yes the former is exactly what I mean. I've reread my comment and definitely see how it could be misconstrued. I didn't mean to cause confusion, but it was just the shortest way to express that idea.