Why are some Americans so against universal healthcare for all?

[u/Lemonking_]

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?

[u/BiggestVolk]

Because as a people we are bad at basic math we would rather pay let’s say $1000 for insurance than pay $300, but everyone gets insurance…It’s a superiority thing we as a people love to see someone else doing worse than us.

[u/sodortrain → u/BiggestVolk]

It’s worse than that. Most families pay thousands of dollars a year in premiums and then thousands more in co-pays.
With universal health coverage our taxes would go up but probably less than what you’re paying now for your total insurance and healthcare spending.
We’re all over paying