• Sergio@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Even if you’re selfish, free healthcare for all makes sense. A 28-year-old who doesn’t work can still be a disease vector, and if they don’t stay healthy now they will be an even bigger health burden later in life.

    I think it’s less selfishness than a morality derived from:

    • slave-owners, who had to force enslaved people to work
    • puritanical christians who assumed human nature was naturally lazy and immoral
    • zero-sum business owners who don’t want to see others “get ahead” in ways they hadn’t
    • people who believe raising a family isn’t “real work”, just something you should do between jobs
    • shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
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      8 days ago

      Or maybe they can’t work due to autoimmune disease or chronic illness and maybe even could work if they had healthcare…