Who would decide the value of a human life? That is an integral question. Is the lawyer's life more valuable than the janitor's because he has a higher education and has a larger income? What if the lawyer is single whereas the janitor has 4 children and a spouse to support? Are women more valuable than men, or the other way around? What about the elderly compared to children? Would politicians decide what the human life is worth? Would it alternate between who is in power, say I am worth more under a democrat but less under a libertarian, or any combination that is possible. When would this worth start, at conception, at birth or at adulthood?
Another issue, since we pay taxes which would pay for governmental healthcare, should this not be part of the 80% of the costs that you ask people to pay for the extra 20% benefits?
Fact remains that this solution has far too many unanswered questions.
There is not enough money in the US to pay for everyone to get every treatment that could help them. It's just not possible. Given this reality, how do you believe we should allocate who gets what treatments and who should pay for them?
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PS this question is not just for KV, but anyone else who reads this thread.
