LogFAQs > #907368601

It all boils down to if you believe every human being is entitled to an equal share of this planet. We have basically tamed the planet and humanity as a whole, owns it.

If each human being deserves a percentage of the output of the planet, and all of us need to share the work needed to cultivate it equally, then yes, we should also all be entitled to health care as long as we do our part.

That of course is not the way the world works, or even close. If we controlled our population growth though, and restricted the total number of humans on this planet to about 1/2 as many as we currently have. Focused our technological advances on reducing the amount of work humans as a whole need to do, and split the remaining work between the number of humans left, we would all probably need to work about 2 days a week or so probably, maybe 3 at first, and eventually possibly only 1 with enough automation and increased technology.

As long as we didn't continue to increase our population and developed alternative energy sources etc, everyone could live like kings. More work/specialized jobs would be available, but optional.

But yes, if we wanted to, we could totally afford to pay for universal healthcare and free education as well. Probably wouldn't even cost anything more if we just cut out all the tax loopholes and breaks that are currently being taken advantage of, along with the extreme reduction in emergency services that would cost. As far as free education, most of the "cost" of education is actually profit for someone. If students only got charged the cost to pay for professors/teachers, and they split it evenly among the class, the cost would be super cheap. Free education just means someone doesn't get rich of you.
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