If you need proof that you’re living inside the most powerful propaganda system in human history, consider the fact that almost nobody can afford anything & yet this is somehow not — by far — the top issue covered by the press, discussed in politics or trending on social media.
there is a very real link between this case, and the rapid rise of fascism in the world. it’s like ever since this happened. Everybody has been so ok with being vile.
Medicare: paid for by your payroll taxes. Covers old people.
Medicaid: paid for by your taxes. Covers poor people.
CHIP: paid for by your taxes. Covers kids.
VA: paid for by your taxes. Covers veterans.
What a privilege it is to afford a gym, buy healthy food, pay bills, have legs that walk, eyes that see, a brain that functions, work every day, and take our bodies to their full potential.