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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by Basement_Dweller@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Just taking this opportunity to remind Americans that you already pay a far higher portion of the public purse into your healthcare system than any nation with universal care. You get basically nothing for it while we get cradle to grave coverage for every citizen regardless of our socioeconomic status.

Then on top of these taxes you are also paying private insurers for the privilege of then paying your doctors