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The UK Health Care Disaster is a Cautionary Tale for America’s Armchair Socialists
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:26 pm
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The Washington Post shocked many of its Democratic readers this week by telling the truth about the growing disaster in the UK’s National Health Service — a cautionary tale as a few Republicans plan to join Democrats to extend the failed Obamacare subsidies rather than reform our own broken health care system.
Socialism is in vogue in America. Various socialists are assuming greater power in the Democratic Party and mayors such as Zohran Mamdani (New York) and Katie Wilson (Seattle) are taking over the leadership of major cities..........
What is troubling in the debate over Obamacare is that some Democrats admit that it has failed.
It is extremely important that the US Congress fix it now. No more kicking of this can down the road. It was set up to fail while pharmaceuticals and hospital groups reaped insane profits, with a percentage kicked back to the politician and media for campaign expenditures and "advertising" though the doctor, who does not watch TV, makes your medical or drug decisions.
We can talk money laundering later.
American Socialists Don't Want You To NOTICE!!E!!
This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 6:47 pm
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Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:31 pm to Timeoday
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It is extremely important that the US Congress fix it now.
How?
Only way is for the govt to get completely out of the business of healthcare
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:32 pm to Cosmo
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How?
Only way is for the govt to get completely out of the business of healthcare
This is the correct answer.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:35 pm to Timeoday
No one is willing to go through short term pain for long term success.
It’s why the socialists win the argument. We will give you free this! Yeah it will probably work for a short while but then crash.
It’s why the socialists win the argument. We will give you free this! Yeah it will probably work for a short while but then crash.
This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:38 pm to Cosmo
Get the government out of the insurance business. Make insurance companies throughout the country available to the insured instead of just a few in each individual state. Eliminate all pharmaceutical, medical, and legal ads.
Also, no government official anywhere in the USA can have an insurance plan that the common jack or jill, devonte' or shauntae can not easily afford as well.l.
Socialists win the argument because the MSM lies to the people because the MSM is getting paid with "ad" dollars to stay real quiet, yet an individual does not pick the medicine and in most cases, the medical procedure or equipment being advertised.
Also, no government official anywhere in the USA can have an insurance plan that the common jack or jill, devonte' or shauntae can not easily afford as well.l.
Socialists win the argument because the MSM lies to the people because the MSM is getting paid with "ad" dollars to stay real quiet, yet an individual does not pick the medicine and in most cases, the medical procedure or equipment being advertised.
This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:38 pm to wackatimesthree
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This is the correct answer.
Oh i completely agree but it will never happen
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:38 pm to wackatimesthree
Government doesn't need to be involved in actual healthcare, but it can help make coverage more accessible for working people.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:44 pm to VOR
By ever increasing subsidies!
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:57 pm to Jbird
Surely he meant by dropping "required" coverages, and letting people shop across state lines. Surely.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:59 pm to Timeoday
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Socialism is in vogue in America. Various socialists are assuming greater power in the Democratic Party and mayors such as Zohran Mamdani (New York) and Katie Wilson (Seattle) are taking over the leadership of major cities..........
I was just in NYC in early Dec and I was able to look at the potential socialist takeover there. That has zero chance in hell of success. NYC is the biggest collection of property owners and capitalists ever assembled in one place. I was last there in 2014 and since that time they have built 4 buildings on 57st in the 1000' range at a cost of about $3Bil each. There are other buildings going up as well. These are people who have money for the most part and they will survive the mood. The ones who will get hurt by it are the ones living on the margin.
As I said in an earlier post NYC is the center of the capitalist world. When their business goes south for any reason Mamdani will be shoved aside. The Dems know how to change the system to make it work how they want. As for Seattle, they are just fuuucked.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:03 pm to Timeoday
quote:Unfortunately, even republicans have fully bought into "repeal and replace". The real solution is getting government and insurers out of the equation. But will always be frame as "taking something away". Especially to the socialists and populists (though I repeat myself).
It is extremely important that the US Congress fix it now. No more kicking of this can down the road.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:05 pm to VOR
quote:Classic doublespeak.
Government doesn't need to be involved in actual healthcare, but it can help make coverage more accessible for working people.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:11 pm to VOR
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Government doesn't need to be involved in actual healthcare, but it can help make coverage more accessible for working people.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:14 pm to coolpapaboze
People like Soros will prop up the Commie mayor in NY. See NPR .
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:51 am to VOR
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but it can help make coverage more accessible for working people.
In my life experience, anything government involves itself in will end up worse as a result.
Do you have experience that contradicts that general principle?
Second question: Exactly what do you think the government can do—other than remove itself from the situation—to "help make coverage more accessible for working people?"
This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 8:53 am
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:52 am to Taxing Authority
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Unfortunately, even republicans have fully bought into "repeal and replace".
Hell, even Roger.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:54 am to VOR
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Government doesn't need to be involved in actual healthcare, but it can help make coverage more accessible for working people.
and what ALWAYS happens to cost, variety, and quality when the government gets involved? In anything?
Posted on 12/30/25 at 8:58 am to CleverUserName
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and what ALWAYS happens to cost, variety, and quality when the government gets involved? In anything?
What you're seeing is textbook populism in action.
Abandon conservatism and buy into "the government could fix it, if only they would," just like the Democratic populists of the last 100 years.
Roger was 100% correct. Populism is an inherently collectivist philosophy and it will always resolve to the left.
Now what we have are two groups of populists and the only difference between them is which groups they want government to favor at the expense of the other.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:01 am to Timeoday
They don't care.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:48 am to wackatimesthree
quote:that part, unfortunately
Populism is an inherently collectivist philosophy and it will always resolve to the left.
Now what we have are two groups of populists and the only difference between them is which groups they want government to favor at the expense of the other.
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