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[-] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 months ago

Never let the truth get in the way of a good ol’ fashioned fear-mongering!

[-] ours@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

How messed up is the US that universal health care is fear-mongering?

But I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I used to have an American boss who felt like she needed to convince me to leave the hell-hole country I was living in. I live in Europe in one of the World's safest, most democratic, wealthiest countries. And this was during the W. Bush era. I bet she became a full MAGA trumpist.

[-] TTH4P@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Healthcare is Threat.

[-] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago

Healthcare is Threat.

I mean supposedly MAID gets suggested or even approved way too often in Canada according to some media, so yeah? Kinda? Maybe?

Tobe fair, MAID does reduce future medical costs per patient more than most other treatments, so there is that.

[-] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

It’s so incredibly messed up.

I think that the primary reason that anyone not standing to directly profit from the current system opposes universal healthcare is selfishness; they’ve worked hard to earn their (probably shitty) health insurance, and giving free health access to those they deem ‘undeserving’ devalues their own efforts.

Never mind the positive economic impacts; they wont move the needle. It’s like that one MAGA supporter said when interviewed; “they’re not hurting the_ right_ people”

[-] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 4 months ago

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