They don’t understand the concept of inherent scarcity of resources, for one.
But the main driver is their need to think of themselves as “good people” for advocating that everyone get free healthcare. It’s what I call “advocacy-based righteousness”.
If you tell them that what they support is not going to work, you’re attacking their righteousness.
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Odd thing is, these are college educated (or is it, college indoctrinated) people. I only did two years and I never was good at math. It just makes sense that with so many people sucking on the government test, and fewer and fewer people contributing to the pot, there won't be enough resources to take care of everyone. So there will have to be rationing. Those perceived to be a drain on those resources — the elderly, the chronically ill — will not receive health care in favor of others.
These friends are so bowled over by Obama’s pretty speech they don't apply the logic they should have learned in school. Everything they should have lea