"Dave" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:38:38 -0700, "Capt. JG"
said:

It's definitely the fact that a lot of people don't pay for hospital
visits,
because they can't afford to do so. We should definitely blame them. LOL

If I hand out free candy on the street, and a lot of people eat it and
rot
their teeth, is the problem that I'm handing out free candy, or that too
many people are eating free candy and rotting their teeth?


The problem is that you're not charging enough! LOL

Perhaps the light is beginning to dawn on you, Jon. Hand out candy for
free,
and somebody still has to pay to produce that candy. And if the candy
maker
hopes not to lose his shirt he has to charge more for the candy he sells
to
people who pay for it. Eventually, the folks who pay for it figure out
that
they can get their candy for free. See if you can figure out what happens
at
that point to the candy maker.


He becomes a tobacco manufacturer of course. LOL

What you're not seeing is that there's nothing wrong with charging for
services. What's wrong is that some people can't afford them. In the case of
candy, should you charge for it, it's not essential to the common good.
(Remember that phrase?) Medical services for all are essential for the
common good. In fact, if we don't supply them at an affordable price, then
the burden on society is great, which is in opposition to the common good.

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