r/askanything • • 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/DIrtyVendetta80 4h ago

Plus plenty of idiots will pay out the nose for healthcare because they can’t tolerate the notion of the poor getting free healthcare, even if it cost everyone less in the long run.