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[–] Yukonman 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Socialized medicine has always rewarded an economy with positive benifits by helping to ensure a healthy labour force and mentality.

The externalities given from it outweigh the costs in a cost-benifits analysis

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[–] jaceame 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Thank you for your opinion.

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[–] Yukonman 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Well what do you think?

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[–] sakuramboo 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I understand the benefits of a healthy labor force, but the younger the person is, the less likely it is that they would require health services. Wouldn't that make it more beneficial the older the work force gets? Instead of a blanket socialized medicine program, to instead have it based on age? For example, in the states, men need to get their prostate checked for cancer starting at 40 years old. So, that would be a good base for when it becomes soclaized. Or, do those rewards also appear at earlier ages, even when large numbers do not require it?

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[–] Yukonman ago 

Unfortunately the system would collapse under that policy. Health insurance (private or government).

Under socialized healthcare the young healthy people subsidize the less healthy older population. Without the pool of money from the young the system would be prohibitively expensive. Tax rates at the 40year mark would go up a lot to pay for it. If you raised taxes on everyone and only gave healthcare to the older ones your making everyone pay for people who aren't using it (same cost as making it available to everyone).

Let's do the math (not adjusting for inflation)

The average American makes $3.5 million in his life. 1/3 people need major medical treatment at some point in their working career. Let's say at 40 for the sake of argument. With the treatment they could go on working at a normal rate, under the government system 100% have healthcare coverage and only 80% have it under privatized system. Of those treated 50% recover. Half make 3.5 million: half make 1.75 million

Goverment healthcare system on the economy:
500 million people. 75 million people get sick and recover to go on and be productive.

Private: 60 million recover

Difference is 15 million people extra get sick and recover due to healthcare coverage being free.

Extra $1.5 million per person for 15 million people = $22.5 trillion extra to the economy over 40 years.

Obviously the numbers are more complex then that with way more variables but with everything considered social healthcare is way better in the long run