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Right. It's not perfect, but it's pretty workable in a pinch. In no means am I saying the current system is good or the right way, but simply offering reasons
by brianwawok 5y ago
Right. It's not perfect, but it's pretty workable in a pinch.
In no means am I saying the current system is good or the right way, but simply offering reasons why there aren't enough people up in arms about the status quo.
- foldr 5y agoErr, no. Using emergency care as your only source of care is not “workable in a pinch”. It represents a vastly lower standard of care than that available to poor people in most first world countries. Face it: if someone you loved had no money and no health insurance, you wouldn’t feel reassured that they’d be able to access the care that they needed.
- brianwawok 5y agoGreat. Convince more voters that this is true, and put pressure on the government to change it.
- foldr 5y agoThe first step to convincing more voters that it’s true is to stop repeating the untruth that poor Americans somehow receive adequate healthcare in spite of not being insured. But I’m not American, so it’s not really my job.
- brianwawok 5y agoNot many people outside the top 5% by net worth of Americans are on hacker news, so step would be to find another venue...
- kcplate 5y agoThe question isn’t “no money”. It’s “no income”. Lots of people and even some with high incomes have no money. If you have “no income” there are options available to you for government healthcare coverage.
- pasquinelli 5y agothere were enough people up in arms about it to elect obama, who ran on healthcare reform.
- brianwawok 5y agoThe 2008 election top issue was based on the economy and energy (gas price). Health care and education were #3 and #4, where they often tend to live (per my OP for reasons why) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2008/08/21/section-3-issues-and-the-2008-election/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2008/08/21/section-3-is...