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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The basic idea is that no one should be "forced" into buying things against their will 2/https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
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It's a common libertarian cry, and one of the big arguments against Obamacare in the US and Medicare in Aus 3/https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
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The first big point? Preventive care is CHEAP. Much, much cheaper than treating diseasehttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
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Let's take an example. The lifetime cost of an HIV infection is ~$400,000. That's medications, hospitals etc 5/https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889617554200825857 …
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So every HIV infection costs us a LOT of money. But preventing one costs less than 1/10th of that amount 6/
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(It depends on how high your rates of HIV are, but it's usually around $30,000 to prevent one case) 7/
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So, if we wanted to save money, the obvious course of action would be to provide HIV prevention for freehttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889617962679894019 …
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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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"Forcing" these people to buy healthcare means that they avoid massive health costs later in lifehttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
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Which brings us back to that word. "Force". Like people are struggling against an evil government that is shackling them to healthcare 12/
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