re: #190 Sharmuta

And I don’t disagree with you- but it’s still something that could get dealt with through the private sector, charity. I thought that’s why churches originally founded hospitals.

Interesting point.

That said, hospitals founded by religious orders were in no small measure founded by communities who might have been excluded by others in their community.

Further, we are a society founded on Judeo-Christian ethos- that is, we expect our government to share our charitable and moral values and to make sure they are applied equally.