This is what will happen to healthcare when it is socialized.
A finite resource which people can use without regard to any personal cost or ownership, so there’s no real personal impetus to conserve it...’civic duty’ is never as compelling as the pocketbook.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons
Careful. Requiring people to internalize costs is not a popular subject, in the world at large or even on this website.
I agree about motivations but surely you’re not suggesting we don’t do our part.
BTW, just heard on the radio, Douglas County is turning off the water of anyone they catch violating the outdoor ban. $1,000 restoration fee. Pretty compelling!!