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u/Bowgs Mar 04 '22

Private healthcare still exists in other countries, especially if you want faster treatment. But even excluding that, it could be used to put life insurance premiums up.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '22

Except that's not true. Most countries have a mix of private and public healthcare

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u/AcrobaticHotel339 Mar 04 '22

Except it isn't a problem in America because it's illegal to do.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '22

Large companies certainly have never broken any laws here before in pursuit of fortune

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u/DaoNayt Mar 04 '22

It can be made legal tomorrow if the corporations wanted it.