People are getting the health care they voted for.
sensualTrace on
Obamacare is a stepping stone to achieving that, but Republicans are hellbent on either making it worse or simply destroying it like they’ve done everything else
Julian_Thorne on
I guess the remaining third is the die-hard trump voter who thinks health care is socialism or something?
thistimelineisweird on
You know if you voted for universal healthcare you could get it. See: Every fucking country for an example.
jayfeather31 on
It’s shit like this that makes the Democrats moderate turn so unbelievably frustrating.
Tokie-Dokie on
Well, if they really cared, they’d pool their money together and buy off congress members.
TintedApostle on
Provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. Healthcare is not ~~inelastic~~ elastic demand. Abuse of inelastic demand is not capitalism. Its opportunism. Our government should know the difference and prevent this form of abuse.
Charitable-Cruelty on
Too bad corporations own the house, Senate, and Whitehouse all while SCOTUS cares not about the people or their rights.
unserious-dude on
1. Most people will support universal healthcare without knowing what it really means.
2. They will believe whatever Kool-Aid their favorite politicians are feeding them.
3. The people with money (and power) will pay the politicians to not support a true universal healthcare.
4. Then some of the politicians will craft various spins, none of which are practical or implementable or will actually help Americans and stop draining GDP.
5. Now the influential people (with money and power) will be screaming in social media how they hate to pay for other sick people.
The cycle continues.
Ugh-screen-name on
Why half the people want to give a big chunk of dollars to insurance companies who deny service and add no value is beyond me. Look at nordic countries – universal healthcare & happier citizens.
I know universal healthcare will have issues – but it won’t be over how many peopled to deny coverage so executives earn their bonuses.
ElysiumSprouts on
At this point in my life I am a single issue voter and my issue is ending health insurance and having a single payer, government run health system. I do not understand the absolute objection to this kind of proven system.
cloudbasedsardony on
But do 2/3 of the billionaires?
211logos on
The Republicans are SOOOO out of touch on this. Take that idiot savings plan thing they floated. Even the Wall Street Journal noted it wouldn’t cover much of anything, and that the issue is coverage.
The Republicans haven’t even gotten behind the existing conditions provisions; that’s even more popular with people.
Maybe they should see a therapist about their problem….
reddittorbrigade on
Our constitution should recognize Health Care as American human right.
A healthy nation has healthy people. Remove Trump and RFK now to save our lives.
jstank2 on
Ensuring health care for all is Medicare for All.
1 pool of money
Single Payer – that payer being the US Government
It is paid for by a tax
That tax can be smaller if we actually had a progressive tax system that taxed the rich. In Australia this tax is 2% of your income. That comes to 166 dollars a month for a 100,000 dollar household. It covers your whole household including your kids. If you make more you pay more if you make less you pay less. If you don’t have a job its free and you still have coverage.
How does it work?
You pay a small income tax for health care like the social security one.
That money goes into a big pool.
When you are sick or injured you go to a hospital.
They don’t charge you shit. You get your care, you leave.
You don’t pay for meds.
The government negotiates the price of everything.
Which countries use this system?
Literally everyone else besides the United States of Fucking America.
MalcomXhamster on
Ah, 1/3 of Americans are still psychos.
Naughty-licious on
When two-thirds of Americans want government action, it’s hard to chalk that up to partisanship. People aren’t asking for less government, they want solutions. If politicians keep ignoring that, they’re basically sign-posting their own irrelevance.
rocketblue11 on
It’s funny, most Americans when asked overwhelmingly want liberal things like healthcare. They just want it from someone with an R next to their name instead of a D.
It’s the great American paradox, and it results in things like people hating Obamacare and simultaneously loving the Affordable Care Act.
besart365 on
The they need to vote
Likestoread25 on
Universal healthcare? What are you, some socialist??? /s
OldDog03 on
The people who decides not to give health care to all, already have there health care guarantee.
dbag3o1 on
I guess wanting to be healthy and not injured instead of sick and hurt is socialism these days. All humans are socialists then 🤷♂️
Bacchus1976 on
“Ensure healthcare for all” isn’t what we want.
We want universal public healthcare. Not a for profit system. We don’t want employers holding employees hostage. We don’t want tax dollars funneled into investors and CEOs pockets, or wasted on TV ads. We don’t want half the country dependent on ERs because they can’t afford preventive care.
Van-garde on
Hasn’t it been this way for like 3-4 decades?
Taako_Cross on
The other 1/3 is probably already on Medicare or part of the maga cult.
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People are getting the health care they voted for.
Obamacare is a stepping stone to achieving that, but Republicans are hellbent on either making it worse or simply destroying it like they’ve done everything else
I guess the remaining third is the die-hard trump voter who thinks health care is socialism or something?
You know if you voted for universal healthcare you could get it. See: Every fucking country for an example.
It’s shit like this that makes the Democrats moderate turn so unbelievably frustrating.
Well, if they really cared, they’d pool their money together and buy off congress members.
Provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. Healthcare is not ~~inelastic~~ elastic demand. Abuse of inelastic demand is not capitalism. Its opportunism. Our government should know the difference and prevent this form of abuse.
Too bad corporations own the house, Senate, and Whitehouse all while SCOTUS cares not about the people or their rights.
1. Most people will support universal healthcare without knowing what it really means.
2. They will believe whatever Kool-Aid their favorite politicians are feeding them.
3. The people with money (and power) will pay the politicians to not support a true universal healthcare.
4. Then some of the politicians will craft various spins, none of which are practical or implementable or will actually help Americans and stop draining GDP.
5. Now the influential people (with money and power) will be screaming in social media how they hate to pay for other sick people.
The cycle continues.
Why half the people want to give a big chunk of dollars to insurance companies who deny service and add no value is beyond me. Look at nordic countries – universal healthcare & happier citizens.
I know universal healthcare will have issues – but it won’t be over how many peopled to deny coverage so executives earn their bonuses.
At this point in my life I am a single issue voter and my issue is ending health insurance and having a single payer, government run health system. I do not understand the absolute objection to this kind of proven system.
But do 2/3 of the billionaires?
The Republicans are SOOOO out of touch on this. Take that idiot savings plan thing they floated. Even the Wall Street Journal noted it wouldn’t cover much of anything, and that the issue is coverage.
The Republicans haven’t even gotten behind the existing conditions provisions; that’s even more popular with people.
Maybe they should see a therapist about their problem….
Our constitution should recognize Health Care as American human right.
A healthy nation has healthy people. Remove Trump and RFK now to save our lives.
Ensuring health care for all is Medicare for All.
1 pool of money
Single Payer – that payer being the US Government
It is paid for by a tax
That tax can be smaller if we actually had a progressive tax system that taxed the rich. In Australia this tax is 2% of your income. That comes to 166 dollars a month for a 100,000 dollar household. It covers your whole household including your kids. If you make more you pay more if you make less you pay less. If you don’t have a job its free and you still have coverage.
How does it work?
You pay a small income tax for health care like the social security one.
That money goes into a big pool.
When you are sick or injured you go to a hospital.
They don’t charge you shit. You get your care, you leave.
You don’t pay for meds.
The government negotiates the price of everything.
Which countries use this system?
Literally everyone else besides the United States of Fucking America.
Ah, 1/3 of Americans are still psychos.
When two-thirds of Americans want government action, it’s hard to chalk that up to partisanship. People aren’t asking for less government, they want solutions. If politicians keep ignoring that, they’re basically sign-posting their own irrelevance.
It’s funny, most Americans when asked overwhelmingly want liberal things like healthcare. They just want it from someone with an R next to their name instead of a D.
It’s the great American paradox, and it results in things like people hating Obamacare and simultaneously loving the Affordable Care Act.
The they need to vote
Universal healthcare? What are you, some socialist??? /s
The people who decides not to give health care to all, already have there health care guarantee.
I guess wanting to be healthy and not injured instead of sick and hurt is socialism these days. All humans are socialists then 🤷♂️
“Ensure healthcare for all” isn’t what we want.
We want universal public healthcare. Not a for profit system. We don’t want employers holding employees hostage. We don’t want tax dollars funneled into investors and CEOs pockets, or wasted on TV ads. We don’t want half the country dependent on ERs because they can’t afford preventive care.
Hasn’t it been this way for like 3-4 decades?
The other 1/3 is probably already on Medicare or part of the maga cult.
Then vote like it 🤷