MoosesAndMeese t1_iugx9eh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:32 AM

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Americans would rather have the worst and most expensive healthcare in the developed world than see a poor person they think doesn't 'deserve' it get any healthcare.

RE5TE t1_iugyw3i wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:57 AM

This is true. It wouldn't require "high taxes" to pay for better addiction treatment. Our taxes are already paying for overdose treatment or crime that comes from drug addiction.

The treatment solves the problem earlier and cheaper. Maybe that's the key. Don't focus on the "raising taxes". Focus on "cutting healthcare costs". Cut our healthcare costs with universal healthcare!

MoosesAndMeese t1_iuh1lka wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:38 AM

It's true. Over half of Americans avoid their regular doctor visits because of cost, which only makes it worse because they end up waiting until the issue has already manifested, thus driving the cost higher.

In addition, somewhere between a quarter and a third of America's total healthcare costs don't even go towards healthcare. It's all the bloat and complication that private insurance companies cause, just the natural effect of adding extra unnecessary middlemen who want their own profits.

Medicare for all isn't expensive. It would reduce total costs for everyone and shift the cost from average people into taxes, and all we would need is a functioning tax system that ultra rich people can't dodge with legal money laundering.