> people make all kinds of tradeoffs that place a finite value on their lives.
anyone who has resources and is rational will use those resources above everything else to stay alive.
it's our biological imperative.
people have addictions and mental disorders but theres very few things someone rational would trade their life for.
that's the Crux of your argument so I don't find the rest of your argument compelling.
especially looking at data comparing healthcare cost and outcomes in first world countries.
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Now you might be right about regulation because from what I've read most of that increase cost in comparison to other countries is from administration which implies regulation.
but another solution to that is socialized healthcare.
anyone who has resources and is rational will use those resources above everything else to stay alive.
it's our biological imperative.
people have addictions and mental disorders but theres very few things someone rational would trade their life for.
that's the Crux of your argument so I don't find the rest of your argument compelling.
especially looking at data comparing healthcare cost and outcomes in first world countries. 79 Now you might be right about regulation because from what I've read most of that increase cost in comparison to other countries is from administration which implies regulation.
but another solution to that is socialized healthcare.