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Originally posted by KMA-628
The problem is inherent in your statement. i.e. using the term "Basic".
There would be nothing "basic" about it.
Look at the original model for Medicare and then compare it to how Medicare actually performs.
It goes like this:
If I put a bowl of candy on my desk and label it "Free", my candy will be gone in a short period of time because people well take as much as they can carry (i.e. the "basic" flaw in Medicare)
If I charge a nominal fee for the candy, you will only take as much candy as you can afford.
Making something free does not make it work better because of the laws of demand. As price goes down, demand goes up. If the price goes to zero then demand is at 100%. The only thing to stop the demand cycle is to increase the price, nothing else will do it.
Therefore, there is no way to have free "basic" healthcare, it would naturally be abused.
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Healthcare is free in my country (Canada) - I can virtually guarantee that people (other than the odd hypocondriac) only go to the quack when they need to go to the quack.
Your analogy is faulty - candy is fun and good and having an unlimited supply of candy is also fun. Going to the doctor is generally not fun anymore than seeing the dentist is a bowl of laughs either.