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      Healthcare is privately bought and one of the things I’d like to shift to taxes.

      It’s so much worse than just paying more than other countries - we leave something like 30% total comp on the table. Most people would literally make more money paying health care with taxes.

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        1 year ago

        Take it a step further and outlaw profiting off the sick and the problem takes care of itself.

        The profit motive is the enemy of the people. It’s institutionalized greed and disgusting behavior that we reward.

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          “profiting off the sick” doesn’t make any sense. So we should ban doctors because they get paid? No medical device companies should exist?

          Not sure I can support that concept.

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            1 year ago

            I’m not talking about salary. I’m talking about corporate profits. If you can’t envision that then I feel sorry for you. We already have 501c hospitals.

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              What do you mean by “corporate profits?” Who is allowed to profit vs not?

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                  No, I don’t get it at all. No doctors offices, medical device suppliers, transportation companies, sanitation companies, laboratories, research facilities, therapists (physical and otherwise), nurses, catering companies, etc can’t make money?

                  How exactly do you see this as workable? Have you actually thought about this, or did it just sound good on the tweet you read?