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Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by pjc50 on Monday June 12, 2017 @08:41AM (#14536812)
Hi, I went to a doctor this morning and recieved a prescription for which I will pay nothing. Apparently I don't exist?
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Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by fivestar on Monday June 12, 2017 @11:51AM (#14538223)
That money came out of someone else's pocket! It is not free. The free lunch is what doesn't exist and has never existed.
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Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by pjc50 on Monday June 12, 2017 @11:56AM (#14538266)
> That money came out of someone else's pocket!

This is also true of insurance systems.

Nobody's pretending that socialised systems magic healthcare out of thin air, it's more a question of total resources spent by society and distribution of outcomes - including whether certain people get rationed out of the system because they can't afford it.

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Re:Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich by fivestar on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @11:53AM (#14545722)
Insurance is voluntary--you can opt out. I can't opt out of taxes and put that money to other uses. It is am matter of economic freedom of choice.
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