Actually, I do that, autolycus. I have had to take almost no advantage whatsoever of my Canadian health insurance over the years, because I have had very few health problems. That means I've been paying my taxes to take care of someone else's health problems.

And you know what? That's fine with me. I don't mind one bit. It's part of maintaining a decent and responsibly functioning society. What I do mind paying taxes for is our military adventure in Afghanistan...but I realize that life will never be perfect, and I will never have everything arranged exactly as I would desire. ;-)

I just expect a certain level of social responsibility on the part of a society. That level includes, among other things, a universal national health insurance program.