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[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So why is our healthcare absolute shit?

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Because our representatives allow themselves to be purchased. See bullet point 3 above, and try to keep up please

[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because privatization (and capitalism in general) opens the door for greedy corporations to squeeze every bit of profit they can out of something. And skirt regulation or oversight in the process

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

because because because because (ad nauseum) - the law allows it. that's on the government. We can fix that. No, I don't know how, and if I did, I would be screaming it from the rooftops.

[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, it’s on the corporations for doing whatever shitty things they can get away with.

No corporation has the interests of the people in mind. Only their wallets.

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're definitely had a fundamental impasse here

[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Fair enough. Agree to disagree