Sit down and let's talk about why "the government shouldn't force me to buy healthcare" is a bad argument 1/
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Another example: measles. Costs ~$150 to prevent, ~$2,500 to treat. You save $1000s for every mandated vaccine
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But you see, this is healthcare for (mostly) HEALTHY people. People who probably wouldn't purchase insurance/health services 10/
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Well your assumption here is that everybody's life is equally worthy.I think the opposers challenge exactly that.It's an equal rights issue.
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I don't think they argue that people's lives aren't 'equal', I think it's more that they deserve the health problems they get
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There is an issue of resistance that comes into play. Agree it should be free, but only for specific populations at highest risk.
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But that's just basic cost-benefit. Providing PrEP to low-risk populations (for example) is just wasting money
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