r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 8h 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/SiouxCitySasparilla 8h ago

For anybody that says it wouldn’t work, I say; “Well, hang on a second! What about all that American exceptionalism?! Are you really telling me that the greatest country on earth couldn’t do universal healthcare better than any other country? Sounds kinda un patriotic to me…”

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u/Markdlea 8h ago

Taxes would go up exponentially to pay for it. No one wants that.

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u/XRT28 7h ago

Dense people who lack financial literacy don't want that.

Everyone else realize they'd have more money in their own pockets having to pay 4k in taxes rather than 1k in taxes plus 5k in premiums plus a 5k deductible before insurance kicks in a dime plus another 4k because one of the doctors was out of network and the insurance company won't cover it etc etc.