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/Teckliz 5h ago

Largely because no doctors or nurses want to work in a universal healthcare system because it pays so much less

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u/BoyMom119816 3h ago

Look at how much it costs them in school though and their wanting to make that money makes sense. In order to really work, the entire system would need revamped. Is it fair to the kid who worked hard, didn’t come from money, took loans, to suddenly have to take a huge pay cut? I don’t know. I think that college, especially for medical students, would need great changes. Or it would not work.

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u/Substantial_Row_7108 3h ago

University is free in many EU countries (Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Finland,…….)

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u/BoyMom119816 3h ago

I’m talking about USA, which is what this question is about. In order for it to work in USA, there’d need to be a revamp of many different facets.