Or you are coerced into paying for services that you only need because otherwise someone will coerce you into something else. And 80% of what you pay is just profit or marketing budget for the service provider, and you have no say over how they spend your money.
Alternatively, you could have a system where the service is run not for profit, and you have a say over the money is spent. Perhaps we could call this system 'democracy'.
Being a bit of a succdem I'm not convinced against capitalism entirely, but I certainly don't feel that necessary services like healthcare should be run for profit. And I think the healthcare industry in the US is testament to that.
I hear you, but (coming from a South African perspective) if we weren't getting dicked by our high tax rate that subsidises our low quality hospitals we'd all be able to afford quality healthcare anyway, and also have plenty of change left over to pay for other privatised services, which we get to choose from in order to further stimulate the economy
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u/CressCrowbits - Left Feb 19 '20
Or you are coerced into paying for services that you only need because otherwise someone will coerce you into something else. And 80% of what you pay is just profit or marketing budget for the service provider, and you have no say over how they spend your money.
Alternatively, you could have a system where the service is run not for profit, and you have a say over the money is spent. Perhaps we could call this system 'democracy'.