[Ant commented to Platt March 27th:] The NHS is an indication of a civilised society. For instance, there are some people (such as children, the mentally ill, elderly and infirm) who aren't "self-sufficient" and have no choice but to depend on others.
More importantly, I think the MOQ implies that it is immoral for intellectual and social patterns to be affected by biological differences (such as health). So if the best librarian for a town needs $200,000 towards her medical expenses per annum while the owner of the local Cadillac dealership needs only $2000, the MOQ points towards these expenses being paid for from general taxation (rather than the individual) to ensure that the best possible intellectual and social patterns (for the town) are maintained. The only exception would be vanity cosmetic surgery and, possibly, conditions brought upon by oneself through drugs such as tobacco and alcohol. With the latter "self-harmers", I think some additional contribution from salary/pension (though variable depending on income) would be required. [Craig pointed out March 27th:] This seems the reverse of the MOQ view; it would give priority to the biological level over the social or intellectual level. What if the town's best librarian is the only person who can provide the needed constant replenishing of the Cadillac dealer's blood supply? That the librarian is enslaved by the car dealer doesn't seem a good intellectual pattern. [Ant comments:] In the highly unlikely scenario of this town's best librarian being the only person "who can provide the needed constant replenishing of the Cadillac dealer's blood supply" then the outlook for the Cadillac dealer doesn't look good. :-) . _________________________________________________________________ Solve the Conspiracy and win fantastic prizes. http://www.theconspiracygame.co.uk/ moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
