Obamacare written to deceive the public.

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If Obamacare has done anything at all, all it has done is re-distribute the health care that is available in the United States. It does nothing to provide enough health care so that everyone who needs it will get it when they need it.

I thought I already explained to you why this argument is invalid?

Okay, let's say I agree with you that healthcare resources are limited. This is true. Let's say here in Australia a politician decided that his or her policy was that we need 25% more nurses in our hospitals so that the nurse-to-patient ratio goes up. Well, we have a finite number of nurses, and every one of them who is able to work is employed. So where would we get more nurses from? It's just not possible. Right, we agree about that much.

Increased demand produces increased supply. So if there's a greater demand that goes beyond the capacity of the market, then healthcare supply will increase overtime. The other thing that will happen is that people with more necessary needs will be prioritised before those who have less crucial needs. In Australia this is called a "waiting list", and you go on the waiting list if your surgery needs are not directly life threatening. It might be very important to improve the quality of your life, but if you can live without the surgery then you'll wait. This is the primary reason why people do buy private health cover, so they don't have to wait if they have an injury or other medical problem that adversely affects their quality of life: they want it fixed now, not in 2-3 years.

So even if you're right that healthcare needs will exceed healthcare capacity, all it means is that the people who need the healthcare the most will be the first ones able to access it, and those with less essential needs can wait.