The case against “free” health care

John Held
John Held
Nov 5 · 3 min read

Written by Siledy Leon

Photo of the Canadian Flag Taken by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash

Canada, who shares a border with the United States, provides it’s citizens with free health care, which has led some in the United States to push for free health care as well. However, people wrongfully believe that free health care means quality healthcare for all, as I will successfully argue, free health care deteriorates the quality of care those in the working class receive.

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John Held

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College Student who is also a Developer, Visual Artist, Writer, and everything in-between. Also, I have a thing for politics.

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