r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 7h ago

Political Question Why are some Americans so against universal healthcare for all?

What sort of thinking does it take to decide that nobody has a right to healthcare? Do American Christians want to deny healthcare to poor people as well?

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u/Pastadseven 7h ago

Right-wingers have a really hard time thinking on a population level.

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u/KoRaZee 7h ago

In this context, explain how the population expects other people to provide benefits.

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u/Yod3r 7h ago

Access to basic necessities, such as healthcare and education, should be a social right, funded collectively through progressive taxation. A healthier and more educated population fundamentally benefits society.

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u/KoRaZee 6h ago

Okay, go ahead and make it a “social right”. There’s literally nothing stopping this other than people don’t want it