I live in a country where we gladly finance the health care of other people without looking for anything in return. I really don't understand the lack of compassion that can ground such an ideology.

I never suggested there was anything wrong with financing health care that way. I don't bring up that he's looking for charity to criticize him or anyone else in his position. I bring it up to point out that in our ridiculous health care system, health insurance companies are making a fortune acting like charities, and it's coming out of their customers' pockets.

They get the exact same thing, actually. That’s how insurance works (or is supposed to): it spreads the risk among all subscribers.