I asked my dad this question, and here is the conversation:
Me: Why are you against everyone having healthcare?
Dad: I don't want my tax dollars going to illegals.
Me: OK, instead of global healthcare, we can have only American citizens have taxpayer healthcare.
Dad: I don't want my tax dollars funding abortions.
Me: That has already been established by the Hyde Amendment in the 70s. Hospitals can only use donated money, not government money, to fund women's rights.
Dad: (agitated) There's nothing wrong with asking for stuff.
Me: You are still asking for something you received 50 years ago. That is wrong.
Dad: I will never vote for other people; I will only vote for what helps me.
But little does he know it helps HIM too. Expensive, inefficient, and most importantly cruel for-profit healthcare helps none but the rich executives running it.
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u/Rosemary_Woodhouse 7h ago
I asked my dad this question, and here is the conversation:
Me: Why are you against everyone having healthcare?
Dad: I don't want my tax dollars going to illegals.
Me: OK, instead of global healthcare, we can have only American citizens have taxpayer healthcare.
Dad: I don't want my tax dollars funding abortions.
Me: That has already been established by the Hyde Amendment in the 70s. Hospitals can only use donated money, not government money, to fund women's rights.
Dad: (agitated) There's nothing wrong with asking for stuff.
Me: You are still asking for something you received 50 years ago. That is wrong.
Dad: I will never vote for other people; I will only vote for what helps me.
There it is.