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F_Shit_Fitzgerald
Feb 2, 2017



I've touched on this before: an argument I've heard more than once when I've argued for universal health care was that this was "placing doctors and nurses in slavery". The 'logic' is that by forcing doctors and nurses to work without pay, you're liberating yourself at their expense, I suppose? It's a baffling argument and I've never figured out what to say in response to that idiocy, so I'm wondering if people more familiar with Theory would have an insight.

In the past, I didn't have the presence of mind to say, "No one said that doctors and nurses wouldn't be paid, only that everyone would receive medical care based on need instead of health insurance company profits". Wish I had.

F_Shit_Fitzgerald has issued a correction as of 21:43 on Jul 29, 2023

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