In the US, we've got ten million unemployed and tens of millions underemployed even when we're not in the middle of the Great Recession. With the proper application of economics, we could easily train tens of millions of more healthcare professionals (note: it doesn't matter if the unemployed are qualified; you can train the qualified-but-otherwise-employed and let everyone else shuffle to fill in the gaps. Hermit crab principle.) and end up with a large enough surplus to treat everyone as to their need.
As employment strategies go, it beats paying people to dig holes and then fill them in.
In the US, we've got ten million unemployed and tens of millions underemployed even when we're not in the middle of the Great Recession. With the proper application of economics, we could easily train tens of millions of more healthcare professionals (note: it doesn't matter if the unemployed are qualified; you can train the qualified-but-otherwise-employed and let everyone else shuffle to fill in the gaps. Hermit crab principle.) and end up with a large enough surplus to treat everyone as to their need.
As employment strategies go, it beats paying people to dig holes and then fill them in.