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> The more harm is done, the less likely that people will support a public option. I don't think that is the case most of the time. If anything, suffering make
by sueders101 5y ago
> The more harm is done, the less likely that people will support a public option.
I don't think that is the case most of the time. If anything, suffering makes people more likely to be sympathetic. For instance: people with low incomes, and those without private healthcare are more likely to support socialized healthcare in the United States.[1] These are the people most likely to have been stuck with ruinous healthcare bills.
[1] PDF Warning : https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/100752/what_explains_support_or_opposition_to_medicare_for_all_final_v2.pdf https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/100752...