My spouse recently announced that his comfy reading chair was broken although it appears functional. It was hard to keep a straight face during his announcement because for years guests who have unwittingly sat in this deceptive chair have needed help extricating themselves. Replacing the broken chair is a market transaction because buyer and seller can agree to an exchange or walk away.
What if it was not our chair but my spouse that was broken? Like the chair he might look functional but he was in pain and the doctor said he needed an MRI. This is not a transaction he will walk away from if he has the money and if he does not have the money the stress of waiting for an MRI will worsen his health.
Economist James K. Galbraith declares that "There is not only no market in health care, there are no markets within health care either." Please write, phone (306-787-7345), or email (he.minister@gov.sk.ca ) Minister Duncan and explain to him that there is no business case possible for MRIs or anything else health related because we are not dealing with inanimate things but with loved ones.
