cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/64572229
Listen to Malcolm X if you haven’t. In history, reformation follows revolutionary acts. While there are those who preach peace, there are also those who use violence to achieve peace. Those in power obviously don’t like to shed light on those that may take up violent acts.
I doubt if the french revolution was occuring today that CNN, CBS, The Washington Post, etc, would say anything. And if they did it would be to demonize the acts.
In the wake of the alleged shooting by Luigi Mangione, insurance providers started approving claims, saving lives. I don’t see major networks pointing out that fact.
“It’s called “The American Dream” because you’ll have to be asleep to believe it!”
- George Carlin, I think.
The American Dream was built on genocide. If there are people, kill them. If there are no people, claim it is underdeveloped. It makes the land cheap. Then build your dream!
When you feel like you are having a bad day, just feel blessed that you dont live in america.
In the wake of the alleged shooting by Luigi Mangione, insurance providers started approving claims, saving lives. I don’t see major networks pointing out that fact.
Major networks are owned by rich fucks like the Ceo that Luigi killed
Obviously they don’t want everyone knowing that if you start killing them you start getting what you want
I feel like I must be the only American who actually has good insurance.
There is no such thing
Your healthcare should not be commodified in the first place
For-profit health is disgusting
“Hey, at least my ball and chain are made of gold!”
Quick question, have you had to use it for anything serious?
Yes, otherwise I wouldn’t know it was good.
This year I have paid $1000 for over $1,000,000 of medical care.
Admittedly I doubt it actually costs that much but even if it’s a fraction I feel grateful what I’m paying is not too much.
Has it occurred to you that you shouldn’t be paying anything at all?
In what western country would you pay less than $1000 annually for healthcare?
They didn’t pay less than $1000 for healthcare. They paid $1000 in addition to their insurance. In developed countries you pay for your healthcare and then you don’t pay for it again when you actually use it.
In developed civilized countries, you pay according to your ability to pay, because it’s not a business: it’s a common service, we don’t want anyone to go without.
Australia
New Zealand
The UK
$1,000,000 of medical care.
That is something I can’t conceive of and I’m not alone.
Big numbers are sometimes big for no reason and elimantiong middlemen makes it go down.
Edit: I’m sorry you went through whatever it was regardless.
If you knew the details it might not be as crazy as it sounds… probably not a million but many thousands I’m sure.
Yeah it was pretty rough. Most difficult experience of my life. Even family members said for them it was also their most difficult experience.
The point your missing is you shouldn’t have to pay anything.
That would be nice but is there anywhere on earth that has totally free healthcare? I thought even the gov run ones have some payments involved.
Payments might make sense for some discretionary things, as long as they’re affordable. There are a small number of people who really will just make shit up for attention and even a small cost can help mitigate that. But it has to be affordable for everyone which it obviously isn’t under capitalism.
In developed countries part of your taxes goes to healthcare, and then you get healthcare when needed. Sometimes you pay extra if you want something outside of the regular coverage, but it’s always something extra. Like, you get an operation, but if you want a personal room for recovery you pay extra for it, otherwise they give you a bed in a room for, like, 4. That sort of things.
My appendix burst, and I almost died
It didn’t cost me a cent
I had a fuckwit colleague do something dumb, and I almost lost a fingertip
It didn’t cost me a cent
Etc. etc.
Fuck 'Murica
Me too. My wife had cancer.
Damn sorry. Hope things turned out OK.
So far they have for me but it’s sort of an ongoing thing still…
What would happen to it if you became unemployed?
Well I have it through my spouse so nothing lol.
But yeah I agree having it tied to employment is problematic. However I did have state insurance when I was unemployed so it’s not like I wouldn’t have insurance, it just would probably be worse than what I have now.
define “good”?
I go to the doctor and receive good care at an affordable price.
how much you pay for it? premiums, copays, deductibles? Tied to employment?
I get that the general experience is prohibitively expensive, but I’m grateful for my insurance.
I’d be careful about supporting Malcolm X, though. Pretty sure he bought into the whole Nation of Islam thing, which is its own rabbit hole.
