bernie is an incredibly important figure in modern american politics, his impact has lead to a revitalization of left politics in this country and i am honored to talk to him today.
I’m so serious when I say that this should radicalized you. The system doesn’t care about you unless you’re one the ~3,000 billionaires. Everything burns down, so price gouge it? In one of the biggest metropolitan areas of the world? The system should burn, not the land
Single payer admin costs are significantly smaller than a multi payer system across the board. Medicare spends just 2% on admin. Private insurers spend 10-15%. Now add in the costs of medical billing call centers and staff for every hospital, drs office, medical group, etc.
USPS doesn’t “lose” money. It costs money. It’s a service that benefits everyone.
In a rational country, we wouldn’t even need to explain to grown adults how public services work, or why it’s a terrible idea to erode them.
Jeff Bezos is now in the process of convincing Donald Trump to eliminate the USPS.
Get ready to pay $15 to send a letter through Amazon.
This is a government of billionaires, by billionaires, and for billionaires.
the jokes about the healthcare CEO dying are funny but they are also extremely revealing of how angry the average american is with the healthcare system and if i was a democratic politician i would be thinking long and hard about how to tap into that anger