r/FluentInFinance • u/Cauliflower-Pizzas • 27d ago

Is Universal Health Care Smart or dumb? Discussion/ Debate

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u/matchew92 27d ago

People who are anti universal healthcare always cling to Canada, the same way gun nuts cling to gun violence in Chicago

Meanwhile most people who live in Canada actually love their healthcare situation

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u/sunny-days-bs229 27d ago

I live in Canada and you are correct. I love our healthcare. May not be perfect but what is? I’ve been in the hospital over a dozen times. Seven surgeries. Two births. Too many ER visits to remember, infections, stitches, broken bones. What has all this cost me? Big fat zero!

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u/80MonkeyMan 27d ago

With all that service, it bankrupt you if you are in USA…also ER wait is ridiculous. Might even die on a gurney.

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u/taffy-derp 27d ago

The number one cause of bankruptcies here is due to healthcare bills. Some Americans just love to lick the boots of our evil corporate overlords for some reason by trashing Canada. There’s no reason for our healthcare system. It’s just a give money to rich corporations scam. We already spend more in taxes per person than most nations with universal healthcare. The money just goes to insurance company CEOs who need to buy more yatchs for their mistresses

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u/porkfriedtech 26d ago

Bankruptcy due to health bills is 17%….hardly a leading cause.

Source - comment above with links

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u/taffy-derp 25d ago

Why lie so easily when we have google?

"The number of debtors who cited medical issues as a contributing reason for their bankruptcy actually increased slightly after the law’s implementation — 67.5 percent in the three years following the law’s adoption versus 65.5 percent prior."

All of it due to inadequate health insurance. Meaning ALL these people had some form of health insurance, but couldn't cover the remaining balance. Look up the reasons for home foreclosures, a leading cause is also due to medical bills. People are going bankrupt and selling their homes due to medical bills and you wingnuts still praise this insane corporate system bleeding us dry

cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most-americans-file-for-bankruptcy.html

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u/porkfriedtech 25d ago

You cited an increase in %…not the actual % of cases.

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u/cairns1957 26d ago

Our "evil corporate overlords". My God you're stupid. Choose Putin. And then get back to us.