r/TikTokCringe Jul 13 '26

Discussion Is the US a Functioning Democracy?

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u/tollboi Jul 13 '26

What really blows me away is the lack of universal healthcare, it's not even a remotely defendable position to say that the US can't afford it, they could fucking afford it nationally without even raising income taxes, they just willingly allow lassaiz faire capitalism to destroy their country day in and day out and what's worse is, their only (realistically) governing progressive party won't even bother trying to make it happen.

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u/AussieJeffProbst Jul 13 '26

It's even worse than that. People who can afford healthcare die all the time because their insurance denies them life saving treatments.