[giardini]

Democratic governments should not provide health care.

Politicians quickly learn to use government services/"rights" as a means of dividing and controlling the population. Instead of thinking about the survival of the nation, people focus on personal survival (e.g., should I vote to live another three years or help pay for a new weapon system?). To provide healthcare is akin to weighing the nations' pancreas on a balance scale against, for example, the Navy. What kind of a country is that? (Ans. "Almost every developed nation today!-(")

I believe the term for this is "incommensurability". Whilst money seems to make everything "commensurable" at first glance, it is a mistake to extend the application of money in this manner to government-provided healthcare.

https://healthcarereaders.com/insights/healthcare-fundamenta...

[Daishiman]

But this is actually not what happens and for the most part democratic governments that do provide health care are the ones with the best health outcomes worldwide, so what point are you trying to make?

[giardini]

My point is that governments should focus on national security and integrity of elections and law. Every dollar spent on healthcare is a dollar that cannot be used to enhance the nations' defense or legal systems. It also raises the cost of government b/c of the necessary added bureaucracy.

Let private businesses sell insurance. Let people buy what insurance they desire.

[Daishiman]

Yeah and we’ve seen that fail again and again and again. So no.

[giardini]

How do you define failure? When did "again and again" occur? I don't see that you have any valid argument or any supporting data whatsoever. Private health insurance exists and works.

Insurance doesn't have to cover everything: any aspect of coverage is debatable since it is a contract between buyer and seller with the courts as the deciding powers when either buyer or seller believes the contract has been violated.

[jacquesm]

> Democratic governments should not provide health care.

They absolutely should. And it should be free for all and private health care should be absolutely forbidden to force the rich to use the exact same health care system as the poor. That's the only way you get quality. Same with education.

[xtiansimon]

> “Democratic governments should not provide health care.”

I don’t know about this, but I’m positive employers should not provide health insurance.

Companies don’t have the right incentives to be controlling your healthcare plan, when you leave the company you don’t have a plan (unless you can afford COBRA), you might not even be eligible for health insurance from your company because of company-policy to not cover non-manager level or part-time——are they too not deserving of healthcare insurance? Employers coverage is good for some because incentives align, but it should not be the standard.