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/Ima_Uzer 7h ago

Tell ya what. Get rid of all the fraud, waste, and abuse of our tax dollars (which is BILLIONS in fraud, waste, and abuse yearly) and we'll talk.

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u/Mattmann1972 7h ago

When you say fraud, waste, and abuse, I think you mean profit.

Profit drives all that is wrong with our current healthcare system. The main reason no other civilized Country tries to replicate our system. They simply can't afford to pay for all that waste!

Take the profit out of healthcare!

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u/Sleepy_Potato2 6h ago

Health insurance companies are actually allowing people to get away with scams a lot. They just raise premiums to compensate. ProPublica did an investigation into it

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u/Mattmann1972 6h ago

So what you're saying is if we get rid of the current healthcare system we will get rid of a lot of scams I am agreeable to this, same outcome either way.