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Pemalite on 07 May 2017
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Rationally speaking, it sounds rational to tell an American that it makes sense to have Universal healthcare if they are in a certain tax bracket, but sometimes they will make $30-40k a year and will still fight you about wanting private healthcare while they are raising a family.

I don't understand what the complaint against universal healthcare is to be honest. You don't actually loose the option of private cover anyway. But you still get healthcare cover if you fall on hard times, not just for you, but for the entire country. Everyone is looked after, children, elderly, disabled, wealthy, poor. Everyone.




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Nogamez on 07 May 2017

Happy with the NHS.



sethnintendo on 07 May 2017

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sethnintendo on 07 May 2017
spurgeonryan said:
Because we are obese?

At least I am, cannot even guess what it is doing to my body.

Obese according to what the BMI? 

BMI can go fuck itself.



Rem87919394 on 07 May 2017

Greed



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Wyrdness on 07 May 2017

Health care is pretty much free in the UK, it literally is puzzling to us over here that the US doesn't have a comparable set up given the country's standing. Our only guess is it makes a select group very rich and is a constant source of income.



sethnintendo on 07 May 2017
Wyrdness said:
Health care is pretty much free in the UK, it literally is puzzling to us over here that the US doesn't have a comparable set up given the country's standing. Our only guess is it makes a select group very rich and is a constant source of income.

It is amazing what some people will pay to try and stay alive.  Profits are ripe when you have people's lives on the line.  I can only imagine what would happen if we made our cities water a for profit venture for private companies.  10 dollars a glass of water!



Ruler on 07 May 2017

Because Private Health companies need money



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numberwang on 08 May 2017

Higher percentage of super-obese?



monocle_layton on 08 May 2017
Pemalite said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Rationally speaking, it sounds rational to tell an American that it makes sense to have Universal healthcare if they are in a certain tax bracket, but sometimes they will make $30-40k a year and will still fight you about wanting private healthcare while they are raising a family.

I don't understand what the complaint against universal healthcare is to be honest. You don't actually loose the option of private cover anyway. But you still get healthcare cover if you fall on hard times, not just for you, but for the entire country. Everyone is looked after, children, elderly, disabled, wealthy, poor. Everyone.

America is filled with idiots. I don't want to sound cocky and act like a genius, but for some reason many people act like healthcare is evil. it may be due to the stigma surrounding socialism and the belief that universal healthcare will lead to some 1984 socialist society where you have no freedom. You may laugh at me for that statement, but you'd be surprised by how many people use that type of logic.