[thomascountz]

If vulnerable individuals don't "...put up with this shit," they get sick and die. To understand this, you have to understand that there isn't usually an alternative.

[markus92]

I think OP means more why politics hasn't changed this. Even at state level there's plenty of stuff that can be done about this but seemingly no one cares enough.

[petesergeant]

Vulnerable individuals are often the ones covered by Medicare/Medicaid. It’s the middle-class this seems to affect.