Humans place a high priority on saving the lives of their countrymen/women, and IMO that makes a lot of sense. It’s not about “hopefully she pays that back in taxes in the future,” it’s “I want to live in a society where, if my life can be saved, we don’t let me die to save money” - or the same for you family, friends, coworkers, etc.
Also worth noting that American healthcare is exceptionally expensive, which may be biasing your view of medical costs. American healthcare costs about double other similar nations, per capita: https://www.cihi.ca/en/how-does-canadas-health-spending-comp...
Whatever it did cost in Norway, it was probably very roughly half what it would have cost in America.
Also worth noting that American healthcare is exceptionally expensive, which may be biasing your view of medical costs. American healthcare costs about double other similar nations, per capita: https://www.cihi.ca/en/how-does-canadas-health-spending-comp...
Whatever it did cost in Norway, it was probably very roughly half what it would have cost in America.