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[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 142 points 10 months ago (4 children)

This is amazing news for countries with free healthcare! Even though the vaccine is expensive, it's nowhere as expensive as the care a cancer patient needs today.

Plus you can send a healthy individual back to their families and into society again.

[–] BlueBockser@programming.dev 47 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Idk man that sounds pretty communist to me

[–] espentan@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A country, looking after its people?! Get that communism outta here!

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I don't believe in welfare!

[–] halm@leminal.space 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I know, right? It's almost like communism is a good idea or something.

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You and the person above you are confusing communism with socialism

[–] halm@leminal.space 3 points 10 months ago

¿Por qué no los dos? I'm not confused.

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's not free, it's socialized. This means expenses are passed to the tax payers. But like you said, if it lowers costs long term, it's worth the short term cost increase.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

True. My point is that when healthcare is socialised, the government will be the one having to budget the cost/benefit.

Meaning a cure will always be the most profitable, meaning we will see this for all citizens fast.

[–] grayman@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not the most profitable... The least expensive, long term. The most profitable would be the cheapest option but the most possible tax is collected. The whole point is to reduce burden on the tax payers, not maximize tax revenue.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A healthy individual is more profitable, so as I said, a cure will be the best option - always.

And yes, it's profitable. No ones talking about maximising it and collecting more tax. But it's a great example on how Americans think.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

United States are in the same group as China, Yemen and Syria on this one.