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Americans are so racist, they'd rather get bankrupted by illness and die, than have universal health care help black people. At the same time, they allow ~1 mi
by deogeo 7y ago
Americans are so racist, they'd rather get bankrupted by illness and die, than have universal health care help black people.
At the same time, they allow ~1 million mostly non-whites to legally immigrate every year.
I think insurance/medical industry lobbying is a far more consistent explanation. In general, if a story starts by bringing up racism from 150 years ago, it's more concerned with building a narrative than with explaining the current state of affairs.
Rather refreshingly, the NYT admits this: "It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are."
- geofft 7y agoNot sure if you're being sarcastic—my experience of Americans is precisely as you say. There is a strong streak of "I don't care if it helps me, if it helps those people I don't want it to happen." Americans are also so transphobic that they'd rather have fewer soldiers defending the country, etc.
- deogeo 7y agoSo why does the "I don't want to help people I don't like" attitude affect the healthcare system, but not immigration policy? That is why I don't think the explanation holds water. Plus, Americans do support universal healthcare: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/most-americans-now-support-medicare-for-all-and-free-college-tuition.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/most-americans-now-support-m...