• pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    I’m not saying you’re wrong but you are being pedantic: aka the worst kind of right.

    It’s free in the same sense that a free school lunch is free: the exchange of money happened long before/after the actual goods or services get to the person who needs it

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      2 years ago

      They know. Most people that use that argument just want to make their position known, ie: socialism bad.

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      2 years ago

      I am not pedantic. I am precise. People need to understand that other people pay for their treatment and it does not just happen.

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        2 years ago

        No one thinks that though so I’m not sure who you’re trying to preach to.

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          How? All I want is to replace the term free healthcare with socialized healthcare. All the other arguments here only exist because people assume opinions that where never voiced.

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        People know and understand that - that’s why countries with high tax rates aren’t seeing people throw tea in the water on a regular basis. They understand that they have representation and a share in the value that comes having those relatively high tax rates.