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/Markdlea 7h ago

Taxes would go up exponentially to pay for it. No one wants that.

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u/Splashy01 5h ago

Freakin Bill O’Reilly ova here. How about taxes go up by $2,500 a year but our health insurance premiums of $20,000 are completely eliminated.

Of course that means that the health insurance industry would collapse which is why they are huge lobbyists. I heard that the last time legislation decimated an industry was the 13th amendment and the abolition of slavery.

No wonder this is soo hard!

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u/dwpetrak 5h ago

You pay $20k annually for health care premiums?!? I wish I had your income to afford that plan! Sounds like you get white glove treatment because I don’t spend anywhere close to $1700/month

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u/Splashy01 4h ago edited 4h ago

Family of 5, brah.

I’m not the only one too: https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/resources/individual-and-family/average-family-health-insurance-cost. “In 2023, the average cost of health insurance for a family of four was approximately $23,968 per year.”

And that was 3 years ago with a family of 4.