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Respectfully, like 80% of HN comments, mine was not "nice", but it was neither uncivil nor unsubstantial - parent was literally an anecdote related to their bil
by xadhominemx 9y ago
Respectfully, like 80% of HN comments, mine was not "nice", but it was neither uncivil nor unsubstantial - parent was literally an anecdote related to their billing grievances and their proposed solution was literally to let poor people die of treatable ailments. Unless you had an alternative reading?
Totally understand how you could interpret my comment as uncivil if you believe I intentionally misrepresented his argument.
- TallGuyShort 9y agoActually my proposed solution would be single payer. Reducing political issues to "x wants to kill y" is never productive. FWIW my anecdote was from when I was living at approximately half of the poverty line and after ACA took effect. Similar things have happened to me in 3 different states. So forgive me for not having confidence that required insurance is really going to do much for me, or anyone. But let me know when you're voluntarily forking over all the money you don't need to survive to help save lives in third-world countries or something.