I believe the victims here would appreciate some "socialism" - as in Medicare for all.

[SamuelRSmith]

Soleron said:

SamuelRSmith said:

sethnintendo said:
"Caring for a gunshot wound victim who is hospitalized for four to seven days can cost up to $56,000,"

Pretty good deal considering the hospital I went to for my appendectomy charged 20,000 for one night stay in hospital which they wrote off to the government. I did pay (with parents help) the surgeon, anesthesiologist, pathologist, and the MRI scan.

And "boom", goes the dynamite.

Yep, the irony of the American system is that most of this care gets paid for by the government in some way anyway, whether as an employer who provides health insurance (and the US govt employs a LOT of people), or military, or emergency care exceptions, or Medicare/aid. I would bet the total /real/ outlay per person by the US govt is higher than a fully universal system.

You're 100% right, unfortunately, nobody will ever do anything about it, and the current administration seems hell-bent on making the system worse.