There's a more complex discussion here - there's a balance between public and private that trends toward the public over time for several reasons. As you move more toward the public space, the connection between payment and receipt of services becomes less clear.
The real issue, though, is memory. The oldest in the society experienced a time when there wasn't public healthcare, and worked to institute it. The younger, now growing older and wielding more political power and stronger opinions, didn't experience that past. So they complain. If they manage to lower taxes, the public services impacted will be missed, and the next generation will bring them back.
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Date: 2007-07-18 05:54 pm (UTC)There's a more complex discussion here - there's a balance between public and private that trends toward the public over time for several reasons. As you move more toward the public space, the connection between payment and receipt of services becomes less clear.
The real issue, though, is memory. The oldest in the society experienced a time when there wasn't public healthcare, and worked to institute it. The younger, now growing older and wielding more political power and stronger opinions, didn't experience that past. So they complain. If they manage to lower taxes, the public services impacted will be missed, and the next generation will bring them back.