(August 13, 2009 at 1:08 pm)Tiberius Wrote: As a Libertarian I believe it is the government's responsibility to protect the lives of its citizens, ergo public healthcare should be a top agenda. Private healthcare should also exist to cater to those who wish to use it. Whilst public healthcare will be a basic service (as in no perks other than good healthcare), the private healthcare business would provide those perks (such as private rooms, personal doctors, etc) for a price.
Would this mean the rich people pay taxes towards a service they won't use, and then go on to pay again for a service they will?