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      Are you rich? Then yes. If you’re not rich, then you need to suffer and struggle for needing to use valuable resources that could be used on people more deserving; like the wealthy.

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      You can get whatever you want, but you have a $37,849.45 bill because you used the wrong door.

      See, that door you used was operated by Attenya Healathus, not the Hospital, which is operated by Wellmeat (formerly Agape Plalauthis) so your care was not covered. If you had entered through the door (as outlined in your EOB) to the right, it would’ve only been an $800 copay for your splinter removal.

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      Oh ya, you can get care. And then you fight with insurance about whether or not that was the right doctor to use or if it was really necessary in the first place. But insurance won’t talk to the hospital and the hospital won’t talk to insurance so you have to talk to each of them in turn while waiting on hold every time. It’s a wonderful system.

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          You say that, but when the Dems had a filibuster proof super majority in Congress for a handful of weeks over a decade ago, we got the ACA.

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            You say that, but when the Dems had a filibuster proof super majority in Congress for a handful of weeks over a decade ago, we got the ACA.

            The ACA barely passed in its original form (219-212) with a bunch of democrats voting against it too. A few aligned themselves with big business however many other democrats voted against the ACA because they believe it didn’t go far enough.

            The ACA was still the biggest win for the American people on healthcare in decades.

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            Hey why did we get the shitty ACA instead of actual universal healthcare if the Dems had power and were committed to getting universal healthcare?

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              Because there were other people in Congress who talked about death panels and tried to kill it at every turn. Reps hate the populace, and try their best to neuter everything good for the people. Also, some pretty right-leaning Dems were there. Have you paid ANY attention to politics?

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                Maybe don’t tout a half-measure that compromised with literal ghouls as a defining unequivocal win for the party then?

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                  You some champion of missing the point? That’s what we got despite all odds.

                  It’s like you people don’t understand politics or history. No wonder we elected a fucking fascist into office. JFC

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      They (Americans) deserve it honestly.

      • They worship capitalism
      • Gleefuly joke about killing communists (via helicopters)
      • Do not bat an eye when US govt invades 3rd world countries
      • Rig international organizations in their favor
      • Impose their will & turn other countries into a puppet states
      • Fund Coups & Terrorists & bomb & sanctions on other emerging (As in developing) countries to destabilize them
      • Stage Regime-change operations
      • Greedy & Resource-Hoarding Nation with a mostly Selfish & Solipsistic Population
      • & you rescued Nazis
      • Not to mention how willing people are in joining the Military-industrial complex

      I could go on & on

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    It’s hard as one having free (state paid) healthcare in EU, to imagine anything but just going to the doctor, and the doctor seeing to it, that you get the correct treatment.
    No paperwork, no hassle, no bill.
    I can’t imagine why USA hasn’t introduced something similar yet, but prefer all that bureaucracy that only makes the whole process way more expensive. Just to make sure some unemployed poor guy doesn’t get free treatment!!
    USA is a psychopathic society.

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        Of all the things to be angry at re: health insurance, this ain’t it. You are not mad at Medicare existing. Like you do realize that 99% of people on this site want what you just described, but for all health care at all ages, right?

        There are plenty of issues with Medicare, but what you just described is probably the easiest part of this whole situation for a European to understand due to its progressive nature.

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          I think it’s pretty reasonable to be pissed about paying for something you can’t use. Especially if they’re in the same boat I am where their taxes are literally the difference between owning a home or not.

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            Yeah, and my taxes shouldn’t have to go toward paying for schools because I don’t have kids right now, right? And what about libraries? I haven’t been to one in decades, why should I pay for them? And roads… I don’t currently have a car, so I should not have to contribute to maintaining roads and bridges.

            Are we really going to have to go back to middle school and explain the social contract?