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[–] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

The point is that private healthcare is driven by the profit motive.

The state is the only institution under our current social organization both that carries capacities at the same scale as corporations, and that legitimately may be supporting the interests of the public.

[–] Roflol@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I live with socialized healthcare, its nice. Especially for the poor, who would not be getting any without it. But you get random doctor that might be good or not very good. Some medicine you wont get cause its too expensive to procure. In the us, it seems if you got good coverage, you get better healthcare than pretty much all countries with socialized healthcare today. But i dont live in the us, so i dont know

[–] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But i dont live in the us, so i dont know

Obviously not.

[–] Roflol@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you are saying you dont get better healthcare in the US than say, UK, if you have a good healthcare insurance?

[–] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

You can buy anything money can buy (if you have the money to buy it).

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