r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 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/BouncingPig 13d ago

This will be a spicy take, but the only reason I didn’t agree with the January 6th riot at the capital was that I didn’t agree with their messaging.

If there would have been a riot/storm of the capital for the sake of forcing politicians to begin deconstructing the giant industries you just stated- I would never complain about how awful it was lol.