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There are plenty of reasonable "mistakes" people make; smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol, idiocy, stunts, etc, without having play the racist card. Lots of peo
by betenoire 7y ago
There are plenty of reasonable "mistakes" people make; smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol, idiocy, stunts, etc, without having play the racist card.
Lots of people don't want to pay for problems they don't have control or influence over. You don't have to be racist, just a bit myopic.
- dclusin 7y agoInsurance premiums rise to incorporate the costs of these mistakes. We're already paying for other peoples mistakes, plus a healthy profit for a private corporation.
- minikites 7y ago>diet Segregation and redlining have led to people of color living in marginalized communities in "food deserts" where there are few to no fresh food options, so people that live there (who are too money-poor or time-poor to travel for groceries) have to rely on processed and shelf stable food, leading to a very poor diet and the health problems associated with it. Just because the immediate observation isn't related to racism doesn't mean the root problem isn't racism.
- asdff 7y agoThe whole insurance system is that your monthly premium is paying for someone else's treatment. Universal healthcare is just a larger insurance pool that brings costs down for everyone in it.
- betenoire 7y agoOh, I agree 100%. I just get tired of bad faith racism interpretations.