How do you think we would fare in a global epidemic, being the only country without Single Payer?

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8. Agree completely on all counts

We would see federalization/mobilization of National Guard across the country, and military bases would become quarantine and treatment centers. Civil aviation would be mobilized via their contracts with the federal government to transport people to available quarantine centers, and anyone exhibiting symptoms would be treated.

Playing devil's advocate, if one discounts the idea of doing the right thing for the greater good,i.e., turning people away because they can't pay, self preservation would still kick in to ensure people are treated.

If you're a nurse, doctor or hospital administrator, do you really want to send people with ebola back into the general population where your family lives, where your children go to school, where you shop for groceries, etc? That's practically a guarantee that eventually, your family will be affected.

And while U.S. treatment protocols are thus far 100% successful in the U.S., that's still a big chance to take, IMO.