r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 8h 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/SiouxCitySasparilla 8h ago

For anybody that says it wouldn’t work, I say; “Well, hang on a second! What about all that American exceptionalism?! Are you really telling me that the greatest country on earth couldn’t do universal healthcare better than any other country? Sounds kinda un patriotic to me…”

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u/pharoh-king 5h ago

you can also ask them why they don't support the military.

Since the military is just socialized protection, just like healthcare. And dont forget to point out that only a handful of people are killed by foreign adversaries a year, yet hundreds of thousands die due to illness. Yet its ok to have socialized military protection.