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> Won't someone think of the millionaire heart surgeons in the 1%? They obviously needed free rides back when they started, it's why they're only single digit millionaires!

> Starving the people you want to provide your medical treatment isn't the brightest strategy

Gosh, it's almost like I pre-empted the latter complaint with the note that you've responded to above...

Expanding the number of doctors, and lowering doctor pay and workload, and lowering the cost of becoming a doctor will produce better health outcomes for everyone. Yes, some people will stand to lose from this, just like the current bloat of worthless administrators and billing clerks and other paper-pushers will stand to lose from a cleanup of the system.

I don't care about their well-being.

> I love when someone says "seems to work". In the strict sense, that only ever means "does something". Not necessarily "does what someone wants"... and never "does what I want".

> When it works for those other countries, does it "do what you want"? Because it doesn't "do what I want" at all.

This exact criticism can be levied on the current US system.




> Expanding the number of doctors, and lowering doctor pay and workload, and lowering the cost of becoming a doctor will produce better health outcomes for everyone.

So go do it. No one's cockblocking you. Well, except the AMA. Or are you saying that you'll only do this if you get your socialized medicare-for-all quackery?

Wouldn't be shocked if it was held hostage like that, but no thanks.

> This exact criticism can be levied on the current US system.

I never said it worked. Wouldn't catch me saying that ever.




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