I'm soliciting help in simplifying the following health care argument.
My premise is that many people think that there is a wide variety of solutions to the health care problem. I argue that there are instead only a few discrete solutions. These solutions can be outlined using this two-question flowchart.
The goal here is make a simple argument for the ACA that can be pitched to an opponent in a matter of seconds to make them see the weakness in their position.
The facts: Injured person (Pat) is dying on sidewalk in front of a hospital. Pat has no insurance and insufficient resources. The hospital could save Pat.
Now comes our two question flowchart.
Q1: Should the hospital save Pat?
If no, then Pat dies.
If yes, then proceed to Q2.
Q2. Who should pay? A.) No one; B.) Pat; C.) Everyone else.
If A, then that is what we have without the ACA, or Obamacare. No one pays, insurance rates go up to cover Pat's costs.
If B, since it is too late now, the only way to have this as a solution was to mandate that Pat buy insurance before Pat wound up injured. This is what we have with Obamacare.
If C, then we have some form a single payer, which is even more "socialist" than Obamacare.
Any input as to holes in this, or ways to simplify it further, is appreciated.