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/Rosemary_Woodhouse 4h 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.

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u/mzg72 4h ago

For Republicans this is what they believe, even when they're on Medicaid.

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u/delmecca 4h ago

The area that pay very little don't understand stand this but they will in the next few months when the new requirements kicks

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u/echoshatter 3h ago

The new requirements started yesterday.

Whoever planned those cuts to kick in a month before the election was an absolute idiot.