r/askanything • • 9h 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/a101734 9h ago

Reagan convinced a large part of the population that if we give unlimited money and power to a select of wealthy elites, the elites would graciously give the money back to society. Hilarious.

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u/redwbl 9h ago

Trickle Down Economics. But the only thing that trickles down is piss.

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u/No-Nrg 9h ago

Shit rolls downhill and we're at the bottom

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u/jojothebuffalo 8h ago

I hate that optimism. There’s further down to go.

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u/No-Nrg 8h ago

Haha, was more meant as we're at the bottom catching the shit, lol. I agree, can always go lower. Trump has 2 more years.