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lucidoneyesterday at 10:10 PM1 replyview on HN

Your insurance system is a scam, but socialized health care is preferable to the alternatives.


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mothballedyesterday at 10:42 PM

I think there has to be at least some level of tolerance for venting when you step out of work, walk up the street to the grocery store for a bite to eat. And on the street are drug addicts trying to sell you their food stamp card, which also means they are eligible for Medicaid, and meanwhile when your own family needs healthcare no one gives a flying fuck and you are on your own but by god you better pay taxes for half of everyone else to get that healthcare. All from personal experience. The message is if you contribute to society then you are left to die of whatever ailments you might get while being forced to cover half of everyone else's, but otherwise society will take care of your health if you choose to seek healthcare.

Regardless of your stance on single payer healthcare, anyone can see what we have is a highly corrupt and contemptable system and what I am receiving is not "socialized" health care.