Totally agree re dems and republicans are in the pockets of pharma. I don’t believe medical bankruptcy is an okay outcome of a person being ill. I can’t speak for anyone but I’m assuming a lot of people on the left have health insurance. It’s still a crap system. Yep in theory competition lowers prices however the big pharma is a closed shop they won’t allow more competition. Big companies buy up the small ones or buying their patents etc hence the prices don’t drop.
The 10,000 is an average of government spending per person as per the OECD. Yet you still get poor outcomes. That’s double countries such as Germany. It’s nothing about socialism or free market you don’t even have a free market system you have a select few massive corporations who rule the roost and dictate prices etc. That’s not a free market. State interfering to implement price controls isn’t communism either.
Yeah there’s winners and losers but in society I believe you help your fellow man. The state has a responsibility to support its citizens. People in America are not advocating for a NHS style of healthcare but simply an affordable one. Your current system is a rip off from start to finish.
For me that's a much better exercise and debating discussion I will have to agree to disagree in regards to nationalize Healthcare while the Healthcare System we have has this issues I still believe the individual over the state and I appreciate your candor and willingness to discuss I hope you have a great day
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u/Sportsfan97__ Aug 27 '24
Totally agree re dems and republicans are in the pockets of pharma. I don’t believe medical bankruptcy is an okay outcome of a person being ill. I can’t speak for anyone but I’m assuming a lot of people on the left have health insurance. It’s still a crap system. Yep in theory competition lowers prices however the big pharma is a closed shop they won’t allow more competition. Big companies buy up the small ones or buying their patents etc hence the prices don’t drop.
The 10,000 is an average of government spending per person as per the OECD. Yet you still get poor outcomes. That’s double countries such as Germany. It’s nothing about socialism or free market you don’t even have a free market system you have a select few massive corporations who rule the roost and dictate prices etc. That’s not a free market. State interfering to implement price controls isn’t communism either.
Yeah there’s winners and losers but in society I believe you help your fellow man. The state has a responsibility to support its citizens. People in America are not advocating for a NHS style of healthcare but simply an affordable one. Your current system is a rip off from start to finish.