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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Lane3 who wrote (51682)3/4/2008 9:32:20 PM
From: spiral3  Read Replies (1) of 542201
 
I'm not suggesting that the majority of people do that

In which case I see no reason to compromise my premise.

People primarily seek health care when they are ill or fearful that they are becoming ill, in which cases it is not so much a matter of choice as necessity - this is what I mean by involuntary. If you were guaranteed perfect health for the rest of your life would you ever volunteer to see the doctor.

There are lots of things that we need that we don't over-consume. We don't over-consume rain gutters, sidewalks, spark plugs, soccer balls, vacuum cleaners, umbrellas, etc., etc

I don't really want to get into what over-consumption is or isn't but in my case I would say that wrt at least soccer balls, vacuum cleaners and umbrellas I have consumed more than my fair share. The need for a heart bypass op is categorically different to the need for a vacuum cleaner. If you cannot differentiate health care from household goods nothing I say will convince you that medical services are consumed differently. The fact is that many of the major health problems we face in this country arise as a result of excess consumption, so I don't think that your point stands.

The lack of over-consumption isn't enough to differentiate health care.

Lack of over-consumption happens because it's involuntary, convince me otherwise and I'll re-consider. I sense you might be looking for something that you don't believe is there.
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