One of the common arguments for adopting a Single Payer Healthcare system is that healthcare should be a basic human right, and therefore the government should provide it to all US citizens for free. It is a necessity for life. We shouldn't let people die if they can't afford medical care.
However, food is also a necessity for life. So is clothing, and shelter. But there is not a strong political movement towards the government providing everyone's food for free. Government provides supplemental food assistance for people who need it, but most food purchases are made through the private food care market. Same with housing. The government doesn't pay for everyone's shelter. They just provide assistance for those who have trouble affording it, but the housing market is mostly non-government controlled.
What's the difference between healthcare and food/housing/clothing/every other basic human need, that the entire health care industry should be paid for by taxes, but not the agriculture industry or the housing industry?
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