"Medical care is not free, however in every country that has socialised healthcare (i.e. every developed country except the us) it is free at the point of use."
It's also "free at the point of use" in a free-market system. I just present my medical aid membership card and I get whatever I need; hospital, pharmacy, ambulance, etc. Yes, that is a present-day thing, not some fairytale future.
Not only that, but these "free-market" companies give out stuff for free because it is profitable to keep their members healthy. Gasp, benefits for free. They sometimes send out free traffic "officers" to congested intersections / accidents to help traffic along to prevent accidents, for non-paying individuals. Just a small taste of what a free-market system could do if left to its own devices.
I find it seriously scary how many People on the internet are totally brainwashed into thinking the free market is some sort of personified evil boogey-man and socialism is the panacea for all the world's ills. Both have their flaws, and both have benefits. How about you let people choose what they prefer?
It's also "free at the point of use" in a free-market system. I just present my medical aid membership card and I get whatever I need; hospital, pharmacy, ambulance, etc. Yes, that is a present-day thing, not some fairytale future.
Not only that, but these "free-market" companies give out stuff for free because it is profitable to keep their members healthy. Gasp, benefits for free. They sometimes send out free traffic "officers" to congested intersections / accidents to help traffic along to prevent accidents, for non-paying individuals. Just a small taste of what a free-market system could do if left to its own devices.
I find it seriously scary how many People on the internet are totally brainwashed into thinking the free market is some sort of personified evil boogey-man and socialism is the panacea for all the world's ills. Both have their flaws, and both have benefits. How about you let people choose what they prefer?