On: Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich

[pjc50]

Hi, I went to a doctor this morning and recieved a prescription for which I will pay nothing. Apparently I don't exist?

[fivestar → pjc50]

That money came out of someone else's pocket! It is not free. The free lunch is what doesn't exist and has never existed.

[pjc50 → fivestar]

> That money came out of someone else's pocket!

This is also true of insurance systems.

Nobody's pretending that socialised systems magic healthcare out of thin air, it's more a question of total resources spent by society and distribution of outcomes - including whether certain people get rationed out of the system because they can't afford it.

[fivestar → pjc50]

Insurance is voluntary--you can opt out. I can't opt out of taxes and put that money to other uses. It is am matter of economic freedom of choice.