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What's happened since that time is very simple ~ medicine has advanced and they can cure stuff you used to die from. That costs something.
Yes and attornys have made billions in mal practice suits. Without that medical costs may have only doubled instead of going nuclear.
>>What’s happened since that time is very simple ~ medicine has advanced and they can cure stuff you used to die from. That costs something.
Everybody always forgets that part. In 1966, your first heart attack was probably your last. Cancer was a death sentence. “Exploratory surgery” was the only way doctors could see what was going on inside you. There was no simple knee surgery to clean out the joint and get you back on your feet in hours. The list just goes on forever and it’s incredible to think of how far we’ve come.