Auscunt here. It’s already here and has been for a long time - the thing about a socialist healthcare system is everyone is enrolled by simply existing, everything sits under your “myGov” account, they were nice enough at the start by saying it’s ‘opt in only nothing to worry about’. Until you’re just a part of it by default…
Meh, IMHO there’s a bit of a difference between Medicare (as you describe), and what Magnum here describes, which is what I’m talking about, and which will no doubt soon become obligatory for all of us, company directors or otherwise…
Trust me, I’m no fan of Medicare, or of how much it knows about me, but nonetheless, I’ve managed thus far without it being even linked to MyGov (apparently. I thought it was, but seems it got “unlinked”, subsequently), unlike, say, Centrelink…
I do, however, believe we are headed for a future scenario that is more like you describe, and yes, Medicare is part of that. But the issue is much broader than just… Medicare itself.
What you’re describing is like the “social security number” or “national ID number” that other countries have. Dystopian? Arguably. But the problem is… Bigger than just that, IMO…
Auscunt here. It’s already here and has been for a long time - the thing about a socialist healthcare system is everyone is enrolled by simply existing, everything sits under your “myGov” account, they were nice enough at the start by saying it’s ‘opt in only nothing to worry about’. Until you’re just a part of it by default…
Meh, IMHO there’s a bit of a difference between Medicare (as you describe), and what Magnum here describes, which is what I’m talking about, and which will no doubt soon become obligatory for all of us, company directors or otherwise…
Trust me, I’m no fan of Medicare, or of how much it knows about me, but nonetheless, I’ve managed thus far without it being even linked to MyGov (apparently. I thought it was, but seems it got “unlinked”, subsequently), unlike, say, Centrelink…
I do, however, believe we are headed for a future scenario that is more like you describe, and yes, Medicare is part of that. But the issue is much broader than just… Medicare itself.
What you’re describing is like the “social security number” or “national ID number” that other countries have. Dystopian? Arguably. But the problem is… Bigger than just that, IMO…