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Americans' fury at the health insurance industry has continued to build in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder in New York City last week.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241212011857/https://www.rawstory.com/unitedhealth-group/

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2Funitedhealth-group%2F

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[–] Today 29 points 6 days ago (2 children)

All of the news channels end their stories with, "of course this is not the way to deal with the situation."

Ok, then tell us, what is the way? What's the magic phone number? Who do we have to fuck to get any sort of resolution?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You had the chance with Bernie Sanders, but you blew it. Removing profit motive from healthcare is the only long term solution, which every single other established country have already done.

[–] wizblizz 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My dude, we voted for him in the primaries, we have his fucking t-shirts, but they rigged it anyways. What are we supposed to do?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Maybe they just meant commercial assassinations aren't the way forward

I don't think Burnie could've won anyway, he's too radical for too many in the centre