How would you show that on your balance sheet?
Absolutely. But one measure everyone understands is money, and you can convert a lot of situations into money. Poor health = missed work, missed rent payments, drugs needed etc. It’s not a nice measure, but it works.
Universal healthcare actually means a downgrade in the experience for these people, which is one of the reasons why they don't want it. Yea, they might want to make sure that people don't get sent to the poor house just because they came down with some random disease, but god forbid they have to wait their turn behind some plebe in the doctors office.
But it also means a much higher cost. I know these people are wealthy, but they are getting fleeced. Many (all?) socialised systems also have a private system along side, so the wealthy can avoid the great unwashed.
It's not really very interesting to discuss the bad position at any length, except maybe as a launching point into some more interesting adjacent discussion.
That wasn't the point I was trying to make. Everyone arguing against me is trying to claim that and then say it's a dumb position.
Try arguing with my actual point in the future.
I'll grant you I could have stated it more clearly. My bad. I also clarified, yet this assertion lives on.
Whatever.
Like only counting dollars is a bad way to run a society.