So how many billions of dollars would society save if... [View all]

... we just gave everyone the health care the provider thought they needed, and gave everyone a base income that would cover modest housing and groceries, no questions asked?

Thank of the savings in salaries of people who had to design telophone answering menus, and status reports, and conduct investigations into whether a particular open heart surgery was warranted or not?

Billions, and billions, I'm sure!