Comment Re: Harvard is the right place (Score 1) 348
Universal healthcare means everyone gets healthcare and it doesnt cost them anything.
While I agree with your sentiment in general, I think we need to avoid saying things like "it doesn't cost them anything". Universal healthcare most certainly does cost us something, but it costs us less in many ways than the current system (before or after ACA). When you say "it doesn't cost them/us anything", it gives the opposition something to latch on to because it is technically incorrect, though the underlying idea isn't. Then they'll crow and drown out arguments, and if someone responds "Well, yes, it does cost us something, but-" they'll exclaim "Aha! They've been lying to you this whole time!" Fallacies all over, but unfortunately fallacies work very well in society. Best to not give them that ammunition in the first place.
See also: "You didn't build that", "You have to pass it to find out what's in it", etc.