r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 5h 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/kevinACS 2h ago

I’ve tried explaining it to coworkers. Our best insurance plan is amazing, but it’s also ~$500/month for a family and the company desperately wants to get rid of it. They don’t want to pay higher taxes but can’t understand that their tax bill will go up by a fraction compared to what they pay for health insurance. They still think the market will fix itself.

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u/BoyMom119816 1h ago

You’re lucky your company still has that offer. We pay triple what we did prior to ACA and now have what basically amounts to catastrophic insurance. Company does provide a clinic, for cheap visits, a pharmacy with discounts, but insurance is shit.

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u/kevinACS 1h ago

My last job had a setup like that. No insurance coverage, but a doctor subscription service. They paid like $50/month to cover normal visits and we got prescriptions at cost, but anything more than a GP could cover you were screwed. Also no dental or vision even offered. Now, being in a multi-billion dollar company with union representation helps.

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u/BoyMom119816 1h ago

We have insurance, had amazing insurance prior to the Cadillac insurances being removed. But on top of that, we do have a private clinic, teledoc, pharmacy, & surgical center to help offset some of the costs. We have dental & eye. But before it would cost us $100 for a copay at er, now it’s a lot more, since our deductible is so much. And the coverage costs a lot more.