[oneijoe]

No. I would think a living wage would mean adequate health care. I would think a living wage would mean ability to have savings and retirement. If one has enough for savings but spends it, that's personal responsibility. I don't believe in equal income. I believe in equity, meaning fairness.

By you use of the word "adequate" describing health care, does that mean you'd willingly trade off quality for lesser cost ??

Everyone likes to complain about the high cost of medical care. But if you say "yes", you'd be the first person I've encountered who would willingly accept sub-optimal quality in the care of himself or his family.

Who's fault does it become then when a chronic cough treated at an outreach clinic by a nurse practicioner ("adequate" care for less $$) is later found to be advanced lung cancer ? If your answer is anything other than "that's just the accepted risk and no one is to blame", you're NOT ready for it.