Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Germany, Scholz/Greens crushed. Bild, Kursk was dumb idea. Turkey in BRICS. Hvaldimir whale dies" video.

@King_Cola Health care shouldn't be run by the government, either.
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@ccahill2322 That's an odd interpretation of history. Government-run health care is mainly good for the government. Builds loyalty and obedience in the population. But as far as health outcomes go, you're never going to get the best outcomes when the people making the decisions have no stake in either providing care nor in keeping the cost of that care under control. It's not their body, so they don't really care if you are healthy. It's not their money, so they don't really care if it's affordable. You think it's great until you discover that your particular condition is either not covered or there's a waiting line of 6 months or a year to get that service. If you want best service at the best price, you go private. If you wan worst service at highest price, put the government bureaucrats in charge. It also leaves out the most basic consideration which is when the government's paying for it, you are penalized for all the people who make bad choices. That's bad enough, but when things get tight, then the government will be able to punish people for bad health practices, like denying service because you're overweight, drink alcohol or smoke tobacco, etc. All that stuff should be at your own risk and you pay the full cost of the consequences. Government intervention divorces the individual from individual responsibility.
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