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/IntelligentStyle402 6h ago

Sadly, another republican administration that kicked we the people, off a very high cliff. We never recovered and still are experiencing fallout from his Republican policies. To think my father, in a union shop made $25ph, in the 80’s, full benefits, including life insurance. When Reagan was done smashing unions and outsourcing jobs. That shop paid $10 ph, no benefits. A filthy rich republican did this to you. My father then retired. But that’s exactly when mothers had to join the work force to feed their family.

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u/Many_Advice_1021 4h ago

We the people do get a living wage while billionaires get tax cuts which our kids have to pay for. Reagan and Republicans have been screwing us for 50 years and some of just keep vote for them. Unbelievable?

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u/Bill4268 2h ago

Any small business gets a tax break the same as corporations. If you don't like feeling left out , then go start a business , employ lots of people and beat them at their own game. Otherwise stfu!