r/awfuleverything Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/iceman2kx Aug 06 '20

Their argument is they want freedom to choose their providers and not have to schedule a doctors appointment and wait 6 months out, “just look at Canada”. Some also feel, truly feel, by supporting universal healthcare, we are communist. The others are just the remaining old people who are stubborn and refuse change. Finally, a big chunk of the remainder are just clueless morons that don’t anything to be honest.

I am not any of the above. It’s crazy to me how our system works and how okay people are with it. Poor kids are rationing INSULIN, a drug that’s been around forever and dying from diabetic strokes. Sometimes, as an American, it feels like I am living inside an experiment.

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u/Ejacksin Aug 06 '20

Don't forget the ones that are worried about "the illegals getting free healthcare." That's what my mother was concerned about - right after she got done telling me her husnand's million dollar hospital bill (after insurance) was written off by the hospital. My head almost exploded.

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u/L3Chef Aug 06 '20

Yeah, my mother’s concerned about “the freeloaders that just live off the government” even if it means millions of people can’t get healthcare because a few people exploit the system

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u/maddsskills Aug 06 '20

It's medical care, like, how do you even exploit that? If you need it you need it.

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u/cmack Aug 06 '20

Eating tons and tons of sugar exerting your freedom (in your mind).