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[โ€“] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 141 points 11 months ago (2 children)

health insurance != healthcare

health insurance profits only exist at the expense of human suffering.

but lets make sure everyone has insurance but not care

[โ€“] dillydogg@lemmy.one 71 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I thought this thread was for hot takes ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] dmention7@lemm.ee 42 points 11 months ago

Is this your first time in an "unpopular opinion" thread? lol

[โ€“] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, there shouldnโ€™t be health insurance, just health care. Some things are uncertain like whether you get in a car accident, or whether a weather event causes damage to your house. Health problems are not uncertain. People will all have them. Just spend the money on training and hiring doctors and nurses to treat these issues in a large enough quantity that the care is sufficient.