> The analogy is apt since it was an example of the idea that some people, thankfully, are aware that some services should not have their availability based on ability to pay at the point of usage
That last bit is exactly what we're in disagreement about, and I haven't seen a good case for it yet.
> In the U.S. system denials of care by insurance companies are not done so another person can get said care
True.
> They are done to increase profit margins
Indirectly, sure. Its a business where money out must be less than money in.
> and profiting from denying someone care is immoral.
Again, this is the disagreement, and I'm not really seeing a good argument for that being the case. Some people should be denied care. I don't see why performing a necessary function shouldn't be profitable, especially when it's beneficial to everyone in times of scarcity, like now.
