The extra money that they pay allows the government to provide healthy facilities to those who cannot afford it themselves. Specifically, the money can be used to clean up unsanitary towns, reduce the drug activity, provide cheaper gym memberships, build healthier food markets, educate people about healthy practices, and more. Under Dworkin’s prudent insurance ideal, the average 25-year-old is unlikely to be willing to pay extra money to help out others. There is nothing in his argument to indicate that the prudent person is altruistic, so this person is assumed to be selfish in the sense that they only pay for the healthcare that they need. Although some people may be willing to pay more money to fund other people’s healthcare, we cannot assume that every 25-year-old is as selfless. As a consequence, no one would be willing to give up extra money to go towards improving the social determinants of health, so people living in poorer areas have no means of adopting a healthy life styles. Additionally, free health clinics are an extremely helpful resource for the underprivileged, but they would also be shut down without adequate
The extra money that they pay allows the government to provide healthy facilities to those who cannot afford it themselves. Specifically, the money can be used to clean up unsanitary towns, reduce the drug activity, provide cheaper gym memberships, build healthier food markets, educate people about healthy practices, and more. Under Dworkin’s prudent insurance ideal, the average 25-year-old is unlikely to be willing to pay extra money to help out others. There is nothing in his argument to indicate that the prudent person is altruistic, so this person is assumed to be selfish in the sense that they only pay for the healthcare that they need. Although some people may be willing to pay more money to fund other people’s healthcare, we cannot assume that every 25-year-old is as selfless. As a consequence, no one would be willing to give up extra money to go towards improving the social determinants of health, so people living in poorer areas have no means of adopting a healthy life styles. Additionally, free health clinics are an extremely helpful resource for the underprivileged, but they would also be shut down without adequate