The Derp
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That's true of every economic decision every consumer makes - every single one of our value decisions affects the prices we all pay for goods and services. That's the way a free market works. That's the way freedom works. You could, and people did, use the same shitty argument to prevent minorities from bringing down their property values.
It's adorable how you think health care costs are valued by a free market. They're not. Health care costs are determined by the chargemaster, which is basically a catalog that each provider determines on their own, in collusion with an insurance company, and has nothing to do with the free market. In fact, it's not free market at all, and if you pay cash you may think you're getting a discount, but you're not. You're paying the inflated price of health care that was determined by the provider and insurer whose motivations are to protect their bottom line, not your health. So basically, your provider is playing you for a sucker. Here's a very easy, funny video to follow that explains the problem clearly:
So you may think you're clever, but you're not. Instead, you're just a sucker. The prices via the chargemaster are already inflated, and then they're inflated more with insurance companies. So you may think you're getting a good deal, but you're not.
I was talking about myself, not 'anyone'.
Right, because you lack empathy. Which makes you a sociopath.
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