r/FluentInFinance 13d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/Cracked_Actor 13d ago

But what about the economic rape of America by the medical industrial complex? How will we continue to feed the insatiable financial appetites of the few who have become insanely wealthy under our current “system”?

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u/abrandis 13d ago

Lol if it was only healthcare, add to that the military industrial complex ,big oil, big agriculture, bill banking sector etc.... the US economy is the seat of capitalism and maximizing profits for the capitalists , how do you propose we change that?

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u/Training_Cut_2992 13d ago

It’s almost like the solution here is for workers of the world to unite and seize the means of production.

But meh, no wonder that idea doesn’t get play, one of the Three Stooges came up with it.