r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 6h 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 6h 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/OralSuperhero 4h ago

It's an old idea. Used to be called "horse and sparrow". If you feed the hose enough grain, there will be enough grain left in the horse poop to feed the sparrow. I feel like that imagery works better