# All you poor, deluded sufferers of communist health care in Europe, take heart **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 24, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-poor-deluded-sufferers-of-communist-health-care-in-europe-take-heart/619855 "2012-04-24T22:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 129
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-poor-deluded-sufferers-of-communist-health-care-in-europe-take-heart/619855/129 "2012-04-27T01:32:12Z")
> [@sisu](#): > > Should health care be socialised? Should we all contribute the health of our fellow nation dwellers? Yes. In another [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=646860), a wise doper once said > [@Conservatives: What should we do about people who can't pay for medical care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-what-should-we-do-about-people-who-cant-pay-for-medical-care/617350/222): > > It seems to me entirely reasonable that, living in a civilized society, each of us can contribute a portion of our wealth to insure the well-being of everyone. The rest of the modern world does it. It’s time for us to step forward and care for our fellow citizens. It’s cheaper. It’s more effective. It’s the right thing to do. Seems to me that back in kindergarten and Sunday school there was a lot of emphasis on sharing, so socialized health care is just a logical extension. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-poor-deluded-sufferers-of-communist-health-care-in-europe-take-heart/619855)._