MajorOz wrote:

Where I grew up, there
never was such a thing. Medical bills were paid in cash or
installment. Where, outside Marxist enclaves, did medical care become
a right guaranteed by government?

I have tried to avoid answering to your posts for a variety of reasons
but oh well. Have you had to pay fur an unplanned major health event
lately? Because of the games hospitals have to play with the insurance
companies, in CA I've seen reports of hip fractures costing in excess
of 6 figures. Maybe you can write a check for that should you have that
happen but I sure the heck can;t. And I help run hospitals.

Never considered Western European and Canada countries to be Marxist
enclaves myself. But since I assume you meant the US, the current
thought is that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness includes
healthcare. What no one has come up with a method to pay for it. But
the Fed already pays for the elderly and the poor (medicaid), those
groups have a right to government paid health care in your tidy little
world.