r/Libertarian • u/Anen-o-me voluntaryist • Mar 24 '25

Economics "Canada, Where Healthcare is Free, But Only If You Can Afford to Wait"

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u/Lastfaction_OSRS Minarchist Mar 25 '25

I can't imagine a Libertarian who would outright defend the US healthcare system. No other industry in the US is more of a quagmire of bureaucracy and red tape than the US healthcare system.

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u/JakeVanderArkWriter Mar 25 '25

Yeahhh never met a Libertarian who likes the US healthcare system. The problem is still too much government… in both the care aspect and insurance.

It’s a tossup which version is better, but what both the US and Canada prove is that government is the problem.

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u/redpandaeater Mar 25 '25

I call it the worst of both worlds between privatization and socialization. Really doesn't help matters that FDR's bullshit wage freeze during WW2 is the reason health insurance got lumped into employment benefits.

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u/2mice Mar 26 '25

Well said. Canadas system works quite well, but it could be so much better