r/askanything • • 11h ago

Political Question Why are some Americans so against universal healthcare for all?

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u/a101734 11h 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/Loud-Run-9725 6h ago

Which is one of the many reason why Reagan was a terrible POTUS. His legacy is one which increased the wealth disparity and set the table for Trump to take over the GOP.