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@Rasp Well, that's how insurance works if you don't read the terms beforehand. Do people seriously not check a plan's coverage before signing up for insurance?
health insurance is unique in that while there is a permanently at higher risk population (people with chronic illnesses), the lower risk population (young and healthy people) eventually turn into a higher risk population (the elderly)
this puts health insurance in a unique position where they function like a ponzi scheme and needs continuous population growth and signup to remain profitable
because this is is not achievable, they try extra hard even by insurance standards to never cough up the money
this is why healthcare can never be successfully privately insured even if you are a fan of neoliberalism
Free Universal healthcare is the only way to put these fraudsters out of business for good.
It is if you actually fund it properly.
@Rasp @mer If you fund it properly then the same amount of money will be spent overall on it. The cost would technically be spread out amongst everyone, but taxes would be increased to a point so high that no one would support it, especially if they don't use the healthcare system particularly frequently.
I'm not sure how many people are chomping at the bit to have a chunk of money taken out of their paycheck in the middle of a bad economy in order to pay for somebody else's medical bills.
No it wouldn't the cost has been calculated MANY times and you could easily siphon it off from the military with absolutely no impact to its operation. Net 0% tax increase
@realcaseyrollins @mer Because they already have more than they could possibly need we could cut the budget 66% and still be spending more than any other nation on earth
@realcaseyrollins @mer Yeah cause they aren't doing jack shit. And shouldn't be.
@Rasp @mer Okay that's fair. I'm pro military but it seems like we've gone stagnant lately. Any weapons we make are going to #Ukraine, and we're running out of them.
I mean, I do think they should be building up weapons. I think the military should take a far more defensive approach than it does, but we need to build up our military in the same way that #Israel does, so I don't agree with the "shouldn't be" part of your statement here.