A universal medicare would be cheaper than the current for-profit system. Americans don't lack healthcare because it is inherently expensive and they spend their money on killing brown people instead, they could easily have both but the ruling class has succeeded in rent seeking via the insurance industry (and its integration with tech, finance, and limiting supply via professional accreditation groups).

Though it is maybe a little true in the sense that if Americans ever threw off their false consciousness they might have a chance of coercing the end of that rent seeking regime, and in doing so, challenge imperialism a tiny, tiny bit.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank God for the black panthers. They have done more for this country than its so-called ‘patriots’.

By the way, FWIW some states are making a go at getting state level universal healthcare and if libs can pull that off and are serious, they have my critical support on that.

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

I've watched an entire generation of DSAers try and make that happen in my old state. They, somehow, never got on top of their own campaign until just a few months before whatever the relevant deadline was.

Critical support for those nerds, hope they get it v together.