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[Oldandeasilyconfused]

The world would collapse if we abandoned idiots during a pandemic, and, frankly, that's the entire point of public health - that someone who actually knows something is helping people who either don't or can't.

We're in the realm of the public good.

The question arises of to what extent a government can or should protect people against themselves.

It's a complex question.  However, there are times a government must act for the common good. Imo, when your country is attacked by another country*** and pandemics are two of those times.


Thought or the day; "The strongest argument against democracy is to spend 10 minutes speaking to the average voter" ( Winston Churchill)


***I do not accept  gunboat diplomacy as acceptable long term behaviour.  Eventually such a country will pick on the wrong enemy and be obliterated.

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Singapore government has announced that its health system will no longer pay the medical costs of the unvaccinated by choice. 

Singapore's government has been covering the medical bills of COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic. But it says unvaccinated people will soon be on their own.

Those who are "unvaccinated by choice" will have to start paying for their own COVID-19 treatment starting Dec. 8,  announced on Monday, citing the strain they are putting on the nation's health care system.


https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/11/09/1053889069/singapore-medical-bills-covid-19-patients-unvaccinated-by-choice