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The US is an absolute joke of a country. Just vote candidates in who will make universal healthcare a reality rather than spawn new industries to further extrac
by treelovinhippie 7y ago
The US is an absolute joke of a country. Just vote candidates in who will make universal healthcare a reality rather than spawn new industries to further extract value. /Australian
- gigatexal 7y agoThat won’t change the costs if anything it will make them rise and rise faster. You have one payer: one large, infinitely wealthy entity paying the bill it’s human nature for participants to jack up rates
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- ceejayoz 7y agoThis would be a great argument if we didn't have literally all of Europe, Japan, Australia, etc. to conclusively debunk it. > The U.S. spends about twice what other high-income nations do on health care but has the lowest life expectancy and the highest infant mortality rates, a new study suggests. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-spending/u-s-health-spending-twice-other-countries-with-worse-results-idUSKCN1GP2YN https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-spending/u-s-healt...
- bhupy 7y agoThis is a solid step towards making universal healthcare a reality. Remember, universal healthcare != socialized healthcare. The US has “universal food”, as does Australia. Food isn’t just “free” for everyone.