we operate in a paradigm where persons traditionally pay for their own expenses
Sure, and I generally agree. But the world is changing, and the positions that the young lady is advocating (per the Wiki article anyway) are IMHO going to be important longer term, if they are not already.
I admit to being very bugged by something that sprouted in my town a year or so back, which is free lunch for kids 1-18y/o during the summers. I think this was Michele Obama's brainchild. In watching the van that drives around that stops at half a dozen places around noon, and the 5-10 kids at each place, I'm struck by the fact that none of the kids look like they need a free lunch, and that those lunches likely cost rather more than what their parents would spend, assuming some prudence in shopping and nutrition was practiced.
But healthcare is different than lunches, because the expenses are huge, and not spread evenly. In that sense it is somewhat similar to defense. Its clear the cost issue has been evolving over time, so a "paradigm" shift in how it is paid is not unreasonable.
I'm firmly in the futuristic camp that AI/ML is going to clobber our society, in ways that we should be able to anticipate now and start reacting to. O-C is at least paying some attention I think, while most the rightwing is completely clueless on the subject.
There will be good and bad from AI. Lets try to figure out how to make it mostly good. |
