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Do you agree with the idea of free healthcare?

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547 votes

Anonymous 20h

who tf said no? me and my medical bills would like to have a chat

Anonymous 20h

I think it's super disappointing this is something debated in the US, where I'm from. Absolutely, healthcare is a right and it should be the government's responsibility to provide it. It shouldn't be tied to your job

Anonymous 11h

I have genuinely never heard a single plan that would actually fund it sustainably. If we can figure that out, then sure. But we already spend more than $2 trillion over budget every year, and about $1.15 trillion goes to JUST INTEREST payments on current debt.

Anonymous 18h

Nothing is free. We all need to pay something into it. But it should be universal that an illness doesn’t put you into debt.

Anonymous 17h

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, as wonderful as it sounds.

Anonymous

#1 19h

If there were a realistic way to make healthcare free without degrading the quality, we should take it As it is, the US has the best (in terms of the quality of the care itself) medical care and innovation, because people innovate the most/best when they can profit from it We should at least rework a lot (especially patents) so that medical profit is reasonable and fair via a fair and free market, but if we want healthcare to be high quality and improve, there will always be profit involved

Anonymous

#4 17h

Easy. M/b/trillionaires don’t need that much wealth, “israel” doesn’t need a fucking cent from anyone, the military budget is disgusting— all of that can be put toward making life better for everyone.

Anonymous

#5 17h

Agree with the latter two 100%. Somewhat disagree with the first. Not because I love billionaires or anything, but because I’m generally skeptical of wealth distribution on principle.

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Anonymous

#2 17h

Eh, strictly speaking it is categorically defined as a privilege rather than a right. By definition, a right is something that can neither be given nor taken away. If the government grants it, it is by objective definition not a right. But that’s just me being pedantic.

Anonymous

#1 17h

I voted no, but I totally agree that it is a nice idea. For the U.S. though it faces many, MANY practical barriers .

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Anonymous

#6 17h

(Don’t know why this is getting downvoted lmfao)

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Anonymous

#6 10h

There could be if we’d stop funding genocides, slavery, and bailing out CEOs and paedophile sex-traffickers.

Anonymous

#5 10h

I mean, I’m for ending all of these things. There’s no disagreement here…

Anonymous

#6 10h

Well, it would fund free lunches and many other wonderful things.

Anonymous

#5 10h

It’s not as simple as that. I hate to say it. It really does sound like a nice idea. But my background is in economics and it is nowhere near as easy as you’re making it sound. I say that with respect.

Anonymous

#6 10h

Because y’all want to keep bombing children. It really would be that easy if more gave a fuck.

Anonymous

#6 10h

I don’t know why you’re downvoting my comments lmfao

Anonymous

#5 10h

Who’s “yall”? Because I definitely don’t want to keep bombing children. Opposition to foreign wars is quite LITERALLY my biggest issue, and I’ve written extensively on it. You are quite literally preaching to the choir.