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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/23281862

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[–] logi@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What happened in 1982? Does it start with R and rhyme with eagan?

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The US got hit by an alien Raygun?

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes. Thankfully she died on the way back to her home planet.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Freedom isn’t free. It costs lots of money and time off your life. It also costs some freedoms.

[–] hypnotoad__@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It costs a hefty fuckin fee. If you don't pay your buck 'o five, who will?

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

It’s 1.74 in today’s money.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

A problem fully unique to USA eh?

[–] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago

If you look at the Germany graph you can see that we privatized more and more of health care in recent decades.

[–] smb@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

well, ... would that come as a surprise then?

[–] superkret@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn, if the US spent as much as they do now, but had Israel's healthcare system, life expectancy would be 130 years!

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

I wonder who pays for Israel's health care system?

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago
[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That flat line after Obamacare is oof

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

You mean the most significant piece of legislation that Democrats have passed this century? The one that gave up on systemic changes before debate even started? Man, I wonder why people aren't excited to vote for them.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

What's funny is that in the USA it's per capita for the whole country but it only covers a third of the population!