Everybody talks about how #singlePayer would eliminate the wasted money sucked out of #healthcare by insurance companies. That misses a more important point.
If the government is going to be paying for your healthcare no matter what, then they want to keep you healthy, because healthcare costs are lower for healthy people.
An insurance company, on the other hand, can just bet on you losing your insurance because you're sick and can't work or afford it, and then you're no longer their problem.
If the government is going to be paying for your healthcare no matter what, then they want to keep you healthy, because healthcare costs are lower for healthy people.
An insurance company, on the other hand, can just bet on you losing your insurance because you're sick and can't work or afford it, and then you're no longer their problem.
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in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •I don't know why it's so hard to get the messaging right.
How about we just point at the giant bubbles and crashes of the economy and say to the TV camera: "How about instead of giving money to the corporations that cause these problems we invest directly in the American people by putting their health and education first, so they can be setup for success and grow the economy"?