On the other hand, I also have a hard time trusting the government with the health data. I would actually prefer a federation of foundations under public law.
As for most things, we probably would be better of with a lot of separated institutions instead of a big centralized governement: one in charge of police, one in charge of health, on in charge of education, one in charge or budget, all of them separated and not governed by one entity at the top.
But that's what we got now, so If I have to chose, I chose the gouvernement. At least in my country: they are paying for health already.
> At least in my country: they are paying for health already.
Assuming that you pay taxes it will be you paying for health care services, albeit indirectly. If you live on government subsidies it is others who pay for your health services. The government is the intermediator between tax payers and beneficiaries.
Yeah well, that's maybe an over active imagination.
The best healthcare systems in the world (with respect to quality, and quantity of people getting it) are public health systems.
So I dunno, I'd rather have the (functioning democratic) government, a body I actually have a stake in be in charge of health as opposed to a body that it's only duty is to it's share holders.
As I see it, a governmental body is (should be) something we all have equal share in independent of our financial situation. I'm quite aware to the ways this body could malfunction. But at least we have a moral footing to work against these malfunctions. With a public/private company as long as it makes money, I have no moral grounds to oppose it ruining my and our lives.
