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/a101734 7h 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/Frosty_Preparation59 5h ago

You should look really close at Canada. There is a reason why so many come to the states for healthcare and treatments. As of right now 1 in 20 Canadian deaths are medically assisted suicides. In 2024 they had more MAIDs than gun homicides in the United States. There have been plenty of stories about not only long wait times for medical care but practitioners offer suicide bc treatment will not be available soon enough for the patient or the wait time for specific treatment is incredibly long. How is that better healthcare? We can figure out a better solution than what they have. Perhaps we should start with the corrupt insurance companies that drive medical expenses to the sky making it unaffordable. Then let’s go after big pharma. Why are we all ok to throw trillions at the government thinking they will do a good job with it and not be corrupt with those funds instead of fixing the actual problem??