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[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 127 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If there was ever an argument for national health-care this is it

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We support it, at least in theory.

The problem is 99% of voters support Republicans and Democrats, and both of those parties oppose universal health care.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well one of those parties expands Medicaid, the other reveals it

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It is infuriating watching Democrats say they support something but then working against it behind the scenes. I agree.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I wouldn't say support when we only have two choices. I'm liberal and loathe the Democrats. And listen to conservatives, they don't use the word Republican any longer, they just say "conservative values". As with liberals, they know their party doesn't represent what it says it represents.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 83 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anyone happen to have the names of the c suite at Blackrock? For research purposes.

[–] known_unknown@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

fink /fiNGk/ DEROGATORY•INFORMAL noun an unpleasant or contemptible person

Anyway,

https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/about-us/leadership

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 month ago

An archive link in case they decide to take it down. https://archive.is/uK6om

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 11 points 1 month ago

Yeah, hard to imagine a more apropos name for sometime at the top of such a scummy operation.

[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 61 points 1 month ago

so you're saying it worked.....

[–] known_unknown@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh, so BlackRock needs to be the next target?

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 27 points 1 month ago

The reason they gave for suing UHC certainly would seem like that's what their lawyers are requesting.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago

Someone is paying attention. ^^

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 56 points 1 month ago

The System Working Exactly as Designed This isn’t a bug in American healthcare — it’s a feature. BlackRock’s massive influence helped shape UnitedHealth into the claim-denial machine it became. They voted on executive compensation packages that rewarded denying care. They approved strategies that prioritized shareholder returns over patient outcomes. But when public outrage threatens that business model, they don’t pivot to supporting better healthcare. They sue to protect their right to profit from human suffering. The Punchline That Isn’t Funny BlackRock will probably win this lawsuit. Or settle for millions. Either way, they’ll extract value from a system designed to extract life from patients. They’re not just suing UnitedHealth — they’re suing the very idea that health insurance should provide health insurance. They’re fighting for their constitutional right to profit when people die and lose money when people live. Welcome to American healthcare, where caring too much is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

[–] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 15 points 1 month ago

Now we need Mario

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Look, if someone is sick and it's anything above a scraped knee, the science says you shoot them in the head. I don't know how else you can run a profitable healthcare company. /s

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

False. The cost of bullets brings down profits. Just throw them in a ditch. As long as there’s no transport cost, of course.

Edit: I forgot to add, make sure the guy throwing them in the ditch isn't getting any overtime.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

Unlike cops, who bilk cities out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime, the bullshit plebs that operate our ditch-throwing service are exempt. Invest in my healthcare company!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

~Cave Johnson

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’ve been skeptical about the argument that UHC made major changes to be more pro-consumer after the shooting. So I am very curious what the case is based on here.

Honestly, I thought the first lawsuit was a publicity stunt but blackrock doesn’t seem like the type, so maybe there is something to this.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

They did temporarily approve more cases shortly after the death. They certainly didn't make major changes though, and I think it's back at the status quo now.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 8 points 1 month ago

Luigi Larry Fink

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Hey CEO's: This is the actual value that investors put on your lives.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

https://archive.ph/mwTU1

This piece does beat the dead whale a bit, but it's interesting the first time around.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

Feels like a post-credits reveal of a new big bad that was controlling the old one this whole time.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Blackrock Executivea are shaken lmao

Good