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Why doesn't the United States have universal healthcare by now? (Serious) (lemmy.world)

submitted 19 hours ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What's keeping people from demanding it?

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 32 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Seriously? Because that's money flowing in the "wrong" direction, that is away from billionaires' pockets.

[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 14 points 18 hours ago

This is literally all there is to it, along with indentured servitude by tying insurance to employment on top of it. This country's fucked up healthcare system keeps the billionaires happy and the people stuck appeasing them.