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[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 152 points 11 months ago (5 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 52 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Idk man that sounds pretty communist to me

[–] espentan@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I don't believe in welfare!

[–] halm@leminal.space 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You and the person above you are confusing communism with socialism

[–] halm@leminal.space 3 points 11 months ago

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

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 32 points 11 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 26 points 11 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 11 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 9 points 11 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.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

This is how the US will use this.

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And everywhere else let's be honest....

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

True, except the US doesn't even do that. It's your fault for getting cancer, so you pay yourself. :))

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 1 points 11 months ago

Lol everywhere. Ever been outside your country?

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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