@_gloomshroom_ @ElizabethBetsy7 @Skyebright8 @meiiosis The 2nd amendment itself is just a leftover anyway. The purpose was so that the US did not have to have a standing army and volunteer citizens(militia) would be called to war when needed bringing their personal arms. This ended Sep. 29th, 1789 when US military was established.
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@MIZ45TB@GrattiChuck@McPoyle@elonmusk If you would actually read I said that before. I never claimed it was free. It is free at the point of service. It would be cheaper for most people and overall as a total amount spent on healthcare because of reduced administration cost, no advertising, no stock buybacks.
@MIZ45TB@GrattiChuck@McPoyle@elonmusk Fear of cost when seeking healthcare means free at the point of service, so no copays, or deductibles to meet. Your taxes pay for it completely, no worry about medical debt. Most Drs are already paid in part by Medicare and Medicaid patients which are federally funded programs.
@MIZ45TB@GrattiChuck@McPoyle@elonmusk I never used the term free healthcare. It is free at the point of service. So funding from a system similar to Medicare would pay the doctor.
@MIZ45TB@GrattiChuck@McPoyle@elonmusk On the college/trade school side of things. Yes it costs more up front, but the returns on an educated populace can’t be understated on nearly every front. That is why free at the point of service K-12 education exists to begin with.
@MIZ45TB@GrattiChuck@McPoyle@elonmusk Having a single payer system also significantly decreases administration costs in both time and money for health providers as well as on the health insurance side. Private insurance spend 17% on administration. Medicare spends around 3-5% on administration cost. /3?
@GrattiChuck@McPoyle@MIZ45TB@elonmusk Im not assuming anything, but more people will go to college/trade school/community college if it’s free, and more people will be healthy because of a lack of fear of cost when seeking care and in situations that currently are cost prohibitive.
@GrattiChuck@McPoyle@MIZ45TB@elonmusk Because a more educated society is more productive for everyone. Because a healthy population is more productive for everyone, also because the current US system focuses on curative care which is more profitable for pharma and hospitals than preventative care.
@battl2heaven@incelsoyboy@AngelJRivera08@krystalball Im giving an opportunity to gain some knowledge and change opinion instead of being an asshole about it. Im leftist, but just completely dismissing people before engaging in any discourse is not how to win anyone over.
@jpz0883@Bebomac5@mainely_Sota@BernieSanders That is average not median. The same issue comes up when you talk about average household income there is a significant positive skew. That’s also why I mentioned not just housing, but also mentioned the price of other goods.
@jpz0883@Bebomac5@mainely_Sota@BernieSanders I like economic velocity as an indicator but that’s just me. Probably better is Median and mode household income relative to the cost of essential goods e.g. housing, food, healthcare, clothing.