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this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2023
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I personally believe that society in general should be healthy and educated. If your citizens aren't sick and/or dumb, there's a higher likelihood of the country as a whole having a better economy with a higher quality of life. Besides, it's just good for humanity to treat sick people and educate those who are trying to contribute to society.
I don't believe that there should be an individual cost for these items. I don't think that a rich person should be healthy while a poor person remains sick or worse. I also don't think that a rich person should have a great education while a poor person stays held back from not being able to afford school. In my opinion, this economic disparity doesn't make sense.
It does make sense that a rich person might live in a large house while a poor person lives in a quaint apartment, or a rich person has a PlayStation while a poor person may not have one. In the US, your health and your education is in the same market as PlayStations. To me, this doesn't make sense at all.