Reply #2: You have a for-profit system [View All]

[Turbineguy]

based on suffering. The more suffering, the more profit (and I don't mean direct physical pain by suffering).

Somehow it's become twisted that way. We've gone from an idea of "get-well-paid-for-helping-people" to this.

Health care providers should be well-paid. It's hard work. It requires a lot of education. But health care cannot function under free-market principles because it's impractical.

When you buy a car you go to various dealers who tell you why you should buy the brand they sell and the advantages of buying from them as opposed to their competitors. You can take your time and research it well. Fair enough. When you are having a heart attack you cannot do that.

In addition, having a healthy well-cared for population is the hallmark of a proper civilized society. And it makes good economic sense given the cost of the alternative. Which is where we are now.