> There is absolutely no safety net for males in US society, and one trip to the ER without health insurance can screw you over financially.
Why don't people in the US simply found a safety net among peers with comparable motivational and educational background instead of crying that the state has to provide it?
We have that. It's private health insurance. However, as we've gotten pretty good at identifying high and low risk individuals it means many people are unable to access it when they need it. This is why health insurance may be better provided by the state (though really the jury's still out on that one).
In general stuff like this suffers from the free rider problem - after all, who in their right mind would pay to build a lighthouse when anyone who wants can enjoy use of said lighthouse without paying?
> In general stuff like this suffers from the free rider problem - after all, who in their right mind would pay to build a lighthouse when anyone who wants can enjoy use of said lighthouse without paying?
That's why I wrote "among peers with comparable motivational and educational background [and/or shared values]". This should reduce the free rider problem a lot.
Why don't people in the US simply found a safety net among peers with comparable motivational and educational background instead of crying that the state has to provide it?