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Mblaze

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9. I have often asked my "conservative" friends and family..

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 12:21 PM

Dec 6

Since we all know that a person requires healthcare insurance to afford any medical care at all, what would be more conservative than to have the largest possible insurance pool with the lowest possible overhead and no profit incentive that takes 15 - 25% off the top? Single-payer Medicare for all!

They have no good response except to agree with me.

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CNN: Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO prompts flurry of stories on social media over denied insurance claims [View all] Dennis Donovan Dec 6 OP

I am not going to condone murder in the street, but... LisaM Dec 6 #1

Wishful thinking. Our news media's objective is to insure that the Status Quo stays put. tenderfoot Dec 6 #4

"Both sides" but barely TommyT139 Dec 6 #5

That is an excellent point. LisaM Dec 6 #8

"John Edwards' foolish behavior speak easy Dec 6 #11

I understand most European countries do not allow pharmaceutical ads. SidneyR Dec 6 #16

Which shows how much $ they have. Saturation ads 24/7 Evolve Dammit Dec 6 #10

Lady Macbeth: "where our desire is got without consent" Habitation Dec 6 #2

CBS Morning news talked about the fact so many people hate their Passages Dec 6 #3

Health insurance company executives belong to a special group of murderous parasites. dalton99a Dec 6 #6

The thing is the insurance industry will be appalled at the comments without acknowledging the anger and grief behind Solly Mack Dec 6 #7

I have often asked my "conservative" friends and family.. Mblaze Dec 6 #9

I never would have contemplated such an act DFW Dec 6 #12

Their silence for ads malaise Dec 6 #13

Yeah, and if there'd been as much media attention as one hears complaints and horror stories..maybe we'd have single pay lostnfound Dec 6 #17

Nightmares on Elm St. rubbersole Dec 6 #14

People are speaking up now that there's a solution to the problem. Aristus Dec 6 #15