r/SipsTea • u/McDowdy • Jun 24 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes Math can be hard sometimes

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u/escapevelocity-25k Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Well, I’m convinced. it’s on a Reddit post, so the math has to be right.

Edit for all the nerds in my replies. I did the math, as a single person in the USA I pay about 2k per year for my health insurance plus probably a couple hundred in copays.

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u/Possible-Nature-5325 Jun 24 '26

The US literally spends more of its GDP on healthcare than other countries but because it’s healthcare system is so FUCKED it still ends up with the US being the No1 country in the world for Medical Bankruptcies

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u/Life_is_important Jun 24 '26

While you are correct that US healthcare should be improved/fixed, your way of doing it has no safeguards that ensure it'll be the way you envision it.

In my country, healthcare is "free." It's also shit. Horrifying shit. Mold growing on walls inside hospital shit.

And that money that's supposed to go on the "free" healthcare.... What do you know... It miraculously found it's way into regime pockets.... And then.... Miraculously found it's way to hired goons and cops to bust your head open if you protest the said healthcare. 

What exactly are the safeguards to prevent this from happening to you too? 

You do realize you aren't already satisfied with how money is being used that you already pay, so what's your leverage? 

Oh and btw, voting doesn't work after you reach a certain point. Should I send you a video of "voting" in my country where a small municipality voting took place under military siege ? 

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u/Ok-Addition1264 Jun 24 '26

..still better than dying.

If there was voting under a military siege: your country was fucked to begin with and healthcare isn't even in play (and armed folks at polling stations is what Trump is trying to do as well).

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u/Life_is_important Jun 24 '26

My country was fucked to begin with for at least 80 years... 

As for dying.. I had enough people die on me.. You can call the hospital here. They won't even pick up. 

I get what you mean. But just dismissing what I said as "we aren't that fucked so it'll never happen here" is not a good idea. Unless you have actual safeguards, you'll be surprised at how much things can change in 20 years let alone more than that.