Capital Commerce

Caplan On How The Market Can Supply Health Care For All

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Posted: July 2, 2009

Bryan Caplan has a thought-provoking response to my queries. Excerpt:

...almost everyone familiar with the data admits that at least in First World countries, the difference in health between rich and poor has little or nothing to do with access to medical care.* It's easy to find anecdotes of poor people who suffered or died because of inadequate medical care, but when you look at the big picture, you realize that these anecdotes must be quite rare. So despite response #1, more redistribution wouldn't actually help the poor's health very much.

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Why would anyone think the rich should have to cover the poor? People work hard for their money and they should be able to keep it as their own and not have the government control what they do with it. If I find five dollars, I shouldn't have to give it to the homeless guy down the street to get some dinner. If he worked hard and applied himself he would be able to have a home and food.

brownbaby of PA @ Oct 26, 2009 10:56:49 AM

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Why would anyone think the rich should have to cover the poor? People work hard for their money and they should be able to keep it as their own and not have the government control what they do with it. If I find five dollars, I shouldn't have to give it to the homeless guy down the street to get some dinner. If he worked hard and applied himself he would be able to have a home and food.

brownbaby of PA @ Oct 26, 2009 10:55:31 AM