Plus, the less often people are laid up, the more time they can spend on doing things: raising family, working, making society feel worth being part of.

The wealthy are corroding the foundation of society, and they will suffer when the building collapses upon them. People are the source of civilization.

Kinda depends on what kind of economy you want. If you need an educated population for advanced work, provide healthcare and welfare in general. If you just need some schmucks to work in the mines or sweatshops, it's much less of a priority. You get what you pay for in the end.

This is an argument I've made a few times, well run public healthcare is the fiscally conservative position because it costs much less over time than what we have today.

people who learn effectively

There's the sticking point; one side of the political spectrum opposes learning