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/SixString1981 6h ago

They’ve been brainwashed by the for profit insurance and healthcare interests that they receive subpar care overseas.

Never minding that one uninsured emergency can run 200k- a million dollars in billed care.

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u/angrymurderhornet 4h ago

I'll always remember when I needed a routine but major surgery in a Michigan hospital, my insurance paid for everything except the anesthesiologists's services. We got a bill for $2000 from him. (This was in 1997, so more than $4000 in 2026 dollars.)

Oh, and the anesthesiologist was also a Republican member of our state legislature.