How much health care should the government provide? - page 2.

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Quote from: pekv2 on July 25, 2012, 07:18:47 PM

As much as it takes to save a life, and cure or help any diseases that are not life threatening.

As much as it takes to save which life? A dehydrated infant, or an ancient cancer patient?

Quote from: yogi on July 25, 2012, 07:26:30 PM

Ability is responsibility, if you are able to save another's life without endangering yours, and you do nothing, then you are responsible for their death.

If I can extend my life by saving money for future medical expenses, then does spending it on someone else count as endangering my life?

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Ability is responsibility, if you are able to save another's life without endangering yours, and you do nothing, then you are responsible for their death.

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As much as it takes to save a life, and cure or help any diseases that are not life threatening.

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Bonus question for people who didn't select "none" - why that much, not more or less?

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The most that any government should ever do is protect citizens against force and fraud. This means having a police system, court system, and perhaps defensive military. That's it.

It is both highly immoral and highly destructive for a government to provide healthcare. Immoral because it must steal and coerce in order to do so, and destructive because, compared to any market alternative, it will be less productive at a higher cost, meaning society is poorer for it.

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Too many choices. Cut down to two or three.

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I've seen a few people mention that the government has an ethical responsibility to provide health care to its citizens. So how much?

Let me know if you'd like me to add any more choices.

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