Posted by:
Free Man
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Date: January 31, 2019 10:38PM
Yes, all our needs should be met by government. Because then it is free!
Kind of like praying to god and getting all sorts of blessings.
Speaking of morality, stealing is illegal. But government agents with guns can force me to pay for someone else's needs.
Now perhaps we could excuse that if the money taken forcibly would improve people's lives, but overall it makes things worse. Like a casino, you never get as much as you put in, and so it is with government.
Also, more government money thrown at healthcare drives up demand and then prices. So fewer people can afford it, which we use to justify more government spending, and round the drain we go.
But most of us are indoctrinated in the more-government cult.
https://www.investopedia.com/insurance/why-do-healthcare-costs-keep-rising/"Government programs like Medicare and Medicaid have increased overall demand for medical services, resulting in higher prices. In addition, as noted above, increases in the incidence of chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease have had a direct impact on increases in the cost of medical care since the two diseases alone are responsible for 85% of health care costs and almost half of all Americans have a chronic illness."
"The Wall Street Journal recently reported about one hospital that discovered it was charging more than $50,000 for knee-replacement surgery that only cost between $7,300 and $10,550."
Why not charge more - government will pay.
If government got out of healthcare (and education, etc), prices would plummet. In addition, if you don't have much money, eat less, and walk more, which not only would save money on food and gas, but will also reduce diabetes and other obesity related diseases, which are major costs.
But then why bother if you have "free" healthcare?
Also, money is printed to pay for the "free" stuff, devaluing the dollar and causing general inflation, driving up cost of living.
BTW, my BIL has some nice condos in Florida paid for by his big money home healthcare business, which bills medicare for stuff he sells. Big money made off programs for the poor. That is what it is all about.