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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 35 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Universal health is socialism tho

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's weird how every other civilized country seems to make it work, though.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also, Boeing is being outcompeted by a company that pays its workers well, and that is considered a good employer, and that makes planes in countries with high taxes and universal care.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Clearly we taxpayers didn't give Boeing enough state aid 🤡

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, you give Boeing a fuckton of state aid. A single example, check what Boeing gets for Satrliner vs crew dragon, which is also subsidized, btw

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 12 points 1 month ago

Ohh come on ... The clown emoji is tell tale sign this was yuge sarcasm haha

But yes, American wage slaves is paying these parasites ton of money and nothing to show for it.

[–] Beldarofremulak@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 5 points 1 month ago

You disgust me

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes it is. However socialism =/= communism. Awful people have just done a really good job of conflating the two, and treating it as a bad thing. Democratic socialism is a thing, and there was a golden era in the 70s-90s in most other western countries where it was supported by major political parties. These days, as neoliberalism has taken over the world, political parties have tried to walk back these systems. However, they enjoy far too much popular support to be dismantled that easily. Here's a little bit of info about the support for universal healthcare in Australia:

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No, it isn't.

Socialism is the workers owning the means of production.

Universal healthcare is the government doing stuff.

Any economic system or government ideology can do that, other than Reaganite brain rot.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 1 month ago

American politics pollutes every fucking discussion without much of any logic underpinnings.

A good policy is a good policy... politics is cancer.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is nothing socialist about universal health care, it is the only viable solution lol

Ain't everything needs some cloen political ideology, sometimes we could just do what works 🤔

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Or maybe not. Define the term first, please.