Tram law writes:
Why must it be provided universally?
There are at least two reasons I can think of.
One, human decency. How vile do you have to be to stand by and do nothing while people suffer?
Two, health is a universal benefit to everybody. The healthier your society is as a whole, the more productive you are.
Tram law writes:
Why can't some health care companies be ebtter at providing it than others?
As long as they're skimming profits off the top, they're reducing the amount of money that could be used for actual healthcare.
Tram law writes:
To use a slippery slope, why can't this principle of "things must be universal" be applied to the banks or corporations or other kinds of business and companies?
It can be. In cases where it's for the greater good of society, it should be.
If you have nothing to say, you could have done so much more concisely. -- Dr Adequate