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Medicare-for-All is some sort of "far left" fantasy in the United States, but single-payer healthcare is center-right dogma in every other developed country. I
by camelNotation 7y ago
Medicare-for-All is some sort of "far left" fantasy in the United States, but single-payer healthcare is center-right dogma in every other developed country. I have no idea why this is so hard for the American right to grasp: single-payer healthcare is a social program, but it's not the same as socialism. We aren't trying to steal the means of production from you in some sort of revolution, we just don't want people to die from preventable things. It is entirely possible to have a single-payer healthcare system alongside a thriving capitalist economy. This sort of foundational public service actually makes economies better, not worse. It's not a burden on the market to have healthy workers.
- conanbatt 7y agoDoesn't really help that M4A is pushed by someone that calls himself a socialist and outspokenly disapproves of capitalism.
- maxxxxx 7y ago"single-payer healthcare is a social program, but it's not the same as socialism" American politics is geared towards appealing to the extremes. Social programs are "socialist" and get connected to the Soviet Union, cuba and Venezuela. If you say something that's even slight politically incorrect you are immediately labeled as a "racist" that should be removed from your job and all public discussion. There is no interest in discussing problems and finding solutions. It's all about anger.
- otaviokz 7y agoCouldn't agree more.
- TOGoS 7y ago> We aren't trying to steal the means of production from you I mean, workers created them in the first place, so I'm all for "stealing" them back. But I also wouldn't mind single-payer healthcare in the meantime.