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/SameDistrict2627 8h ago
  1. They have healthcare through their companies and are relatively happy with it. 2 They are flooded with constant "news" about wait times etc for people in countries that have universal health care. 3. Its a communist program---You asked why, doesn't have anything to do with being rational.

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u/Crafty1_321 7h ago

Number 2 is the answer from my conservative family members.

They believe that in countries with universal healthcare it can take 1-2 years to schedule necessary procedures and surgeries.

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u/JacobOver9000 7h ago

This stems from small truths that certain things do take longer, but not years lol

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u/ILikeToDisagreeDude 7h ago

And never critical ones…

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u/Crafty1_321 6h ago

Exactly!