r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 11d 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/bigfudge_drshokkka 11d ago

Well yea if they built it today, everyone would think “we already have the Mayo Clinic. Why are they ripping them off?”

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u/A_Furious_Mind 11d ago

Fine. Build a Miracle Whip Clinic.

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u/rambone5000 10d ago

Sandwich at the miracle whip clinic costs $650.

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u/K10RumbleRumble 10d ago

$80 charge for operating a butter knife.

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u/Bartnellie 10d ago

Healthcare just isn't healthcare without that tangy zip

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u/Wild-Wing-1640 10d ago

I prefer the Aioli Clinic because I like nice things

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u/Wizard_Writa_Obscura 11d ago

One Mayo Clinic in a country of 300 million.

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u/Temnothorax 10d ago

3 Mayo Clinic’s actually

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u/sportsntravel 9d ago

There’s actually more campuses I think

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u/ThisIsNotRealityIsIt 11d ago

you're over 10% short. It's 330M+

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u/ginkner 10d ago

Obviously, the old one sat in the fridge for too long and went bad.

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u/SuperSiriusBlack 11d ago

Or we'd have the superior ketchup clinic...

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u/greatpoomonkey 11d ago

Until the eventual merger resulting in the Mayochup Clinic!

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u/InquireWithJason 11d ago

Funny stuff