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[โ€“] HiDiddlyDoodlyHo@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe they should just... stay free. And on that note, free vaccines. Maybe... free, taxpayer supported healthcare?

[โ€“] Killer_Tree@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

We would pay less and be healthier in aggregate as a country if we had publicly funded healthcare - just expand Medicaid to cover everyone. I think a healthy population is good for national defense, so maybe it could come from that budget...