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Voltaire2

(14,878 posts)
52. It ain't just healthcare.
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 10:09 AM
Dec 7

The capitalist system’s demand for continuous growth is destroying our environment. And quite obviously the system, in its current phase, is driving mass insanity and delusional behavior across the globe.

The system is broken.

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Insurance executives enjoy killing Americans. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #1
Spot on. Polly Hennessey Dec 6 #2
100% Blue Full Moon Dec 6 #6
It wasn't me! It was the bot! dchill Dec 6 #12
They fuck you over when you least expect it, and laugh when you die dalton99a Dec 6 #3
Might their algorithms denying coverage also be a way of helping huge corporations that take out 'dead peasant policies Attilatheblond Dec 6 #16
my boos had a dead peasant policy on me rampartd Dec 7 #53
eat.the.rich...now! FirstLight Dec 6 #4
Wouldn't that disrupt their ongoing plans of keeping us fighting with one another EYESORE 9001 Dec 6 #13
Any parent lost a child due to inability to be insured or lack covered absolutely has LizBeth Dec 6 #5
We Agree Y'all... The Point Being Made Was The Abject Moral Depravity Of The Bastards Running The Companies MayReasonRule Dec 6 #7
We totally agree... old slow brain so thank you for clearing that up. LizBeth Dec 6 #8
Not Even A Thing Y'all!! Happy Friday Seize Your Day And Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!! MayReasonRule Dec 6 #10
It's almost like people want to argue Lulu KC Dec 6 #18
Do you have a source on that? Not that I don't KPN Dec 6 #26
Healthcare and capitalism don't mix. DinahMoeHum Dec 6 #9
That's because the medical profession Mr.Bill Dec 6 #11
Thank you Evolve Dammit Dec 6 #15
A lot of things and capitalism don't mix, especially revved KPN Dec 6 #28
It ain't just healthcare. Voltaire2 Dec 7 #52
Lol jfz9580m Dec 6 #14
I think its a political killing Cthulu on call Dec 6 #17
Of course wryter2000 Dec 6 #19
Pointing Out The Abject Moral Depravity... An AI Algorithm Known To Have A 90% Error Rate Was Used To Deny Claims MayReasonRule Dec 6 #23
DO NOT try & tell me what to take pleasure in ! Nigrum Cattus Dec 6 #20
We Agree Y'all... The Point Being Made Was The Abject Moral Depravity Of The Bastards Running The Companies MayReasonRule Dec 6 #21
and now is the time to repeat: azureblue Dec 6 #22
paraphrasing Twain.... mike_c Dec 6 #24
You're Wonderfully Droll! MayReasonRule Dec 6 #25
I don't take pleasure and I don't give a rats ass. nt yaesu Dec 6 #27
That's pretty much where I am. ShazzieB Dec 6 #31
The death doesn't give me as much joy as thinking that he got gut shot, taken to a hospital in an ambulance Botany Dec 6 #29
It's also not OUR job to tell each other how to feel. ShazzieB Dec 6 #30
That's Half Of The Point Of The Post... MayReasonRule Dec 6 #32
Oh, geez... ShazzieB Dec 6 #33
All Good Y'all!! Happy Friday!! MayReasonRule Dec 6 #36
my brother before he died was on UNITED HEALTH CARE lynintenn Dec 6 #34
I'd take this as humor if it wasn't completely true. n/t SpankMe Dec 6 #35
It's not for us to decide, but it is up to us what we take from it JCMach1 Dec 6 #37
Avoid Medicare Advantage. NGeorgian Dec 6 #38
Yes indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 6 #41
Nobody should take pleasure in the death of another, beemerphill Dec 6 #39
It's not pleasure I feel. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 6 #40
Best response ever! The insurance fraudster lived a king's life style on the backs of the sufferings of the most akbacchus_BC Dec 7 #50
You should attribute this to the person who made the joke on twitter thebigidea Dec 6 #42
A Buddy Texted This To Me... I Don't Use Twitter... MayReasonRule Dec 6 #43
Any sympathy I might have POSSIBLY had immediately evaporated after hearing about the fucking AI. Karasu Dec 7 #44
I feel neither pleasure nor sorrow. bluedigger Dec 7 #45
He died from a societal kairos12 Dec 7 #46
New job opportunities! Aussie105 Dec 7 #47
Not pleasure, karma, though dlk Dec 7 #48
Well Dem4life1234 Dec 7 #49
Yeah, someone somewhere is trying very hard to twist ... Think. Again. Dec 7 #51
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