It really upsets me everytime I take the dog to the vet.
Why does he get medical treatment right away and I have to wait 3-4 months to see a doctor?
How is it possible that my dog gets better medical care than me?
Discussion
Capitalism vs. Socialism
Because government is not involved in veterinary care.
Because you're human.
Dealing with this exact issue today. 🫠
Under "welfare" states, only dogs get capitalism.
People mistake this to be a consequence of the free market. This is specifically crony capitalism. The insurance companies, hospitals, CDC/FDA, and big pharma are all working together to squash competition and keep money inside their system. The market for healthcare is far from free.
Big gov't doesn't care about the pet health industry because the money's not in it, so they have no motivation to ruin it.
I assumed you weren't in America because we get in fairly quickly in America, even with the fascistic Obamacare. (Fascism is the merger of government and private businesses. Most people call it crony capitalism)
General care us usually 1 day to a week out. Urgent care is available any day during business hours, and the emergency rooms are 24/7 anytime you need them, but it costs the insurance around $3,000 just to be admitted into the emergency ward.
My insurance for my family since Obamacare costs costs $1800/month. Before Obamacare it was only $800/month. It jumped from $800 to $1400 overnight when Obamacare kicked in.
Forced collectivist governments are immoral and evil. People should never be forced to pay for a service they didn't want or ask for. They should be able to decide as an individual whether or not they want to pay for any government service or not.
Agreed. Crony capitalism, what we nearly entirely have in the US, is only technically short of fascism in that the government doesn't claim ownership, but the private and public sectors are bought and paid for by the same group of extremely powerful people.
The government being their fingers in the mix always is ruinous to competition and progress, and we see in healthcare, finance, and education especially.
It's not a symptom of the free market but what happens as a market slowly becomes less and less free offer the decades.
I'm not an anarchist or libertarian, but you could accurately describe me as a Thomistic minarchist.
You should ask John Wick for his take on this😜
Vets usually enjoy interacting with their patients
Medical care for animals is based more on a free market than it is for hoomans
If you ever move and don’t have an established relationship with a vet. I’d highly recommend scheduling a pet wellness visit right after you move. You might be surprised that it could take months to get a new patient appointment for your dog. Much like a human if anything happens in the meantime you’re screwed at having to seek care that’s more expensive by going to urgent care or ER.
Also when a dog is evidently ill, it’s a bit like a farmer showing up at an ER.
My guess:
Less regulation = fewer barriers to entry and more competition