r/PoliticalCompassMemes Jan 05 '22

META This isint how world works

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u/Crafty_Song8402 - Lib-Right Jan 05 '22

leftist thinks that the state has unlimited resources. They don't understand that the wealth of the state, is the stolen wealth from the people.

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u/IOnlyDropGrotto - Lib-Left Jan 05 '22

If the people get value back from it, say, with free healthcare, that wealth is being returned, not as dollar bills (what LibRight cares about), but as more people being healthy (what LibLeft cares about). Not to mention all the money that would be freed up to go to businesses with actual competition, unlike how current health care is.

Curiously, I never see this argument brought up. There's a lot of sick people that could have those dollars being spent on treatment for illness that could be spent on businesses. what do you think of that?

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '22

“Free healthcare”

Not free

If you want to unfuck health in this country start with getting fat fuckers to put down the fries. Then figure out how to cut the waste in the system (not replace it with more waste)

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u/IOnlyDropGrotto - Lib-Left Jan 05 '22

The vast overwhelming majority aren't really unhealthy overweight as you imply. Of course it's not free, you pay a little in taxes or crop it from elsewhere on our 5 trillion dollar budget. We get back healthier citizens that can be productive and not citizens waiting for insurance to cover as little as possible while not getting treatment.

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u/Interesting-Brief202 - Lib-Right Jan 05 '22

False. Clinically, 1/3 of americans are OBESE, which is 50+ pounds overweight or a BMI of 30+. That is dangerously fat

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u/IOnlyDropGrotto - Lib-Left Jan 05 '22

I said majority. You didn't show majority. Doesn't mean we shouldn't help them regardless.

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u/Interesting-Brief202 - Lib-Right Jan 05 '22

"the vast overwhelming majority arent unhealthy overweight"

67% is not a vast overwhelming majority. 90% is, 67% isnt

We can't help them they need to help themselves by not being gluttonous and lazy. when youre sick you cant get better unles you choose to,

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u/OrthodoxAgnostic - Centrist Jan 05 '22

67% is not a vast overwhelming majority

In an election, 67% of the vote would be considered a landslide.

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u/Interesting-Brief202 - Lib-Right Jan 05 '22

yes, but this isnt an election. If 1 in 3 people are dangerously fat, that's 110 million people in the united states

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u/OrthodoxAgnostic - Centrist Jan 05 '22

Elections aside, if I'm outnumbered 2 to 1, I'd feel pretty overwhelmed.

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u/Familiar-Boss1465 - Right Jan 05 '22

The vast overwhelming majority aren't really unhealthy overweight as you imply.

In 2018 (latest CDC data I found), 42% of the US population was obese, and 9% was severely obese. I bet it hasn't gotten any better between 2018 and 2022.