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Well, in fairness, OP is right: everybody would be under a lot less stress if all of their needs were met for the entirety of their lives with no expectation to ever contribute anything. He's missing the realization that somebody has to contribute something to meet the needs of all the people whose needs are being met regardless of their contribution, which is why communism always fails in practice.

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Everybody would be under a lot less stress if [a basic level] of their needs were met [to avoid at the very least bankruptcy and preventable life-long injury or even death] for the entirety of their lives with no expectation to ever contribute anything. He's missing the realization that [everyone] has to contribute something [via progressive taxation] to meet the [basic level of] needs of all the people whose [basic level of] needs are being met regardless of their contribution, which is why [every other industrialized nation, even with failures and economic issues in parts of their systems, is able to provide at least this basic level for their citizens, except for the US because of for-profit healthcare lobbyists].

The U.K.’s Government-Run Healthcare Service Is in Crisis, from the WSJ, 2.6.23

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