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US Politics 5w
“I can’t afford to go to the hospital right now” The fact that Americans consider that an acceptable sentence/standard of living is absolutely baffling. It’s 100% 3rd world. There is no excuse. You’ve been brainwashed if you think otherwise.
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Anonymous 5w

I was in Japan when I had to get emergency surgery. The ambulance rides alone, had they been in the states, would’ve put me into significant medical debt. I received fantastic care there; I even joke to family and friends to go abroad for medical events (please don’t actually, though).

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Anonymous 5w

genuinely crazy how yall don’t realize if we had universal healthcare our tax rates would be so much higher. Do you want to give more money to the government or not? Work hard. Make money. Get insurance. Save for emergencies. It’s that simple

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 5w

Genuinely though, a first class round trip from any U.S. state to any country with universal care is cheaper than almost all surgeries. The bill for getting my appendix removed was almost $70,000, and I had to fight to get that covered.

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Anonymous replying to -> d1redhead 5w

Look up how where our tax money currently goes, what the biggest expense for our tax money currently is, and then look up who exactly gets that portion of that tax money. And then you’ll begin to understand a little bit of why you’re getting fucked and you’re thanking them for it.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Wonder why you’re thanking them for it*

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Anonymous replying to -> d1redhead 5w

I’m okay with my taxes going to a universal healthcare fund. I’ve benefitted from it when I needed it most, so I think it’s right to pay it forward.

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Anonymous replying to -> d1redhead 5w

But all of that aside, even if what you said was true (it isn’t), then yes, I would happily spend more taxes if it meant we got actual healthcare, and not a permission slip to ask if I might be eligible for some healthcare under very specific circumstances that for some reason are mysteriously never met

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Anonymous replying to -> d1redhead 5w

Yes, but you’d be net saving money by not needing private insurance. Actually, the entire country would save money by having a single-payer model, rather than needing billing specialists to handle all the different insurance billing codes

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Anonymous replying to -> d1redhead 5w

I’d rather my money be going to healthcare than dropping bombs on children 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 5w

That’s the thing, your money DOES go to healthcare. Military spending is like 3rd or 4th place in our tax budget. It goes into the pockets of insurance companies, who then “charge you less” for your monthly premiums, and deny you coverage whenever you need it anyway. We’re giving handouts to billionaires while the common folk starve, like we fucking always do. It’s disgusting.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Do you have a source on this, I’d like to read more about this

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 4w

I’m not the OP, but they’re probably talking about Medicare parts C and D. Those are market systems which allow Medicare patients to choose gap plans from local competing insurance providers who in turn receive a fixed payment per enrollee

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