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I agree, but there is great risk in letting the norms of what is a "decent and fair" standard of living degrade until the universal basic income and healthcare

• Danieru 6y ago
  Except the majority of Americans are happy with their current situation[0]. They recognize improvements are required for other's, but personally don't dislike their situation. This is the core problem, and will not get fixed if everyone continues to be happy and content. Papering over the inefficacy by off loading the burden into other sectors is the exact cause of US's healthcare issue. For the political will to arrive it requires more people to become unhappy, you cannot cut an onion without tears. Or you can protect everyone and not change the system, that's what US has been doing for a hundred years. [0] https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/09/politics/gallup-private-health-insurance-satisfaction/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/09/politics/gallup-private-h... <- first duck duck go search result