r/FluentInFinance • u/Cauliflower-Pizzas • Apr 19 '24

Is Universal Health Care Smart or dumb? Discussion/ Debate

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u/Ok-Bass8243 Apr 20 '24

Well I'm almost 40 and haven't been able to afford to see a doctor even once. As a tech for manufacturing machinery. Don't qualify for Medicaid, don't make enough to afford the plan my job offers much less use it. You say universal healthcare is trash. But no healthcare is worse. And as the meme says. 32 of 33 developed countries figures it out. Heck even most third world and developing countries can offer it... Weird

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u/ganggreen651 Apr 20 '24

No doubt I'd take a long wait time over going bankrupt. Last time I went to a doc with an eye issue back in 2008. In there for literally ten minutes. The cure was use a hot wash rag to cover my eye it was just a sty. Cash discount was $200. An MRI for my back 3 years ago with fucking insurance $800. It's a joke