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To: Alighieri who wrote (849394)	4/12/2015 10:21:54 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By gamesmistress Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574275

>> I consider it immoral for a nation that spends trillions on the military to not have a national health system that ensures the safety of its citizens regardless of means, more of which die from lack of health care than from "enemies". For me this trumps all other arguments, chief among them cost. But that is just counter factual. People weren't "dying" from lack of health care, at least not in substantial numbers. That was just partisan hype with no objective evidence to support it. The most interesting part of your comment is "chief among them cost." That, frankly, isn't a decision we get to make, as a country. Because the cost is what determines whether it is even possible. And it isn't. As CBO put it, "The deficits are unsustainable." You can't just ignore cost. The problem here is one of innumeracy.