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submitted 7 months ago by theHRguy to c/science

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[–] givesomefucks 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's cheaper to prevent than treat...

But in an ultra capitalist healthcare system, cheap is bad.

There's more profit in no preventive treatment so you can bankrupt people later.

The system is working exactly as intended, they're making as much money as they can.

Which is why even with Dems controlling the White House, Senate, and House for two years...

None of them even talked about healthcare.

Neither party wants to change it, because they get donations for not changing it.

[–] jpreston2005 23 points 7 months ago

Nope. Bernie and his next-gen bloc of Progressives have been consistently trying to get medicare for all passed. They last introduced it in May of last year.