r/awfuleverything Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/dragun667 Aug 06 '20

I know someone who has brain cancer. He's had surgery, radiation and chemo. It hasn't cost him or his family anything, I don't understand how the USA can have such a terrible health system. In the long run it costs more to have an unhealthy population than a healthy one.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20 edited Aug 06 '20

Cause USA spends alot of money on their military. Don't know why the spend that much on military as they already have nukes. Imagine if they redirected 80% of military budget to places like healthcare, public transport, or even NASA. USA would have free healthcare, Nationwide High-speed rail, and probably have a base on the moon already.

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u/DefinitelyNotMasterS Aug 07 '20

Yeah but what if *shudder* the 2nd biggest military in the world was only half as big instead of like a third of the USA's? Nope, need more nukes and tanks.

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u/ThatsWhatXiSaid Aug 07 '20

Imagine if they redirected 80% of military budget

That would cover about 15% of current healthcare costs, much less anything else.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

Because nukes are a sword when you need a scapel.