This kinda touches on how universal healthcare and social programs deliver outcomes to those who don’t use those services. Unfortunately, Americans don’t understand statistics en masse, so to the average American, they just see tax dollars going to people they think didn’t work hard enough for it or don’t deserve it. “Small government” republicans think all social services should be dispensed by churches and nonprofits with no help from the fed.
The American mindset is also steeped in the notion that the US economy isn’t large enough to support everyone, thus, you have to make an underclass go without in order to keep the system running for those external to that underclass. Funny enough, good luck finding a consensus on where that line should be drawn.
It’s the whole selfless selfishness thing. It helps every individual to help others because the world isn’t a zero-sum game, more healthy happy people means more resources notionally going towards helping everyone.
This kinda touches on how universal healthcare and social programs deliver outcomes to those who don’t use those services. Unfortunately, Americans don’t understand statistics en masse, so to the average American, they just see tax dollars going to people they think didn’t work hard enough for it or don’t deserve it. “Small government” republicans think all social services should be dispensed by churches and nonprofits with no help from the fed.
The American mindset is also steeped in the notion that the US economy isn’t large enough to support everyone, thus, you have to make an underclass go without in order to keep the system running for those external to that underclass. Funny enough, good luck finding a consensus on where that line should be drawn.
It’s the whole selfless selfishness thing. It helps every individual to help others because the world isn’t a zero-sum game, more healthy happy people means more resources notionally going towards helping everyone.