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checkoutanytime A healthy population is a national security issue. The US was running out of manpower in WWII because so many people were in poor physical health. That is why all Presidents, except for a couple, since the war have pushed for a strong national health care plan.
A sick population is more of a burden than a healthy one supported by national taxes. A sick population will destroy a nation faster than the tax burden to keep them well will.
But, like all social issues in America, resistance to a strong health care program for all is based upon racism and prejudice. Some people get upset at the idea that a dollar of their tax money will help Black people and other minorities. You saw that when Reagan refused to help fight AIDS.