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by spicymaki 22 days ago
I think we are all villains here. Good healthcare coverage is just another status symbol to be attained. If the poor have it then it becomes less of a value. To some degree we are all wired this way and we all suffer because of it.
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skinfaxi 22 days ago
I'm not sure I agree. Poor health is not always obvious and your health insurance provider is not conspicuous in most interactions.
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schmookeeg 22 days ago
I have had VASTLY better free health coverage (OHP, Portland OR via Providence) than the current Kaiser dreck I and employer pay significant sums for.

Healthcare is not a flex, and it my experiences on the west coast, it's an inverse correlation to wealth. :/

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HumblyTossed 22 days ago
You're getting down voted, but there's substance here. A "job with benefits" is a badge of honor for some. That means they've "worked hard" and "earned it".
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gruez 22 days ago
>I think we are all villains here. Good healthcare coverage is just another status symbol to be attained.

Seriously? How many conversations have you been in where people were bragging about how good their health coverage is and trying to one-up each other? The extent I've experienced is stuff along the lines of "thank god I had my health plan, because otherwise it would have cost [6 figures]", but it didn't give the impression that they'd be mad if everyone didn't have to suffer that fate.

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spicymaki 21 days ago
Funny enough I have had this conversation during the ACA “Obama Care” national (US) debate in the early 2000s. I have had one of my colleagues say if we give healthcare to everybody then it will affect his care negatively. He would rather limit it to people who deserve it (through merit) so he can have his pick of quality doctors. These people absolutely do exist.
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HumblyTossed 22 days ago
Not a one. But... I have had many conversations with people who feel they have "earned" healthcare because they "worked hard" and finally obtained a "job with benefits".

And this is exactly why those same people do NOT want universal healthcare.

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thesmtsolver2 22 days ago
> How many conversations have you been in where people were bragging about how good their health coverage is and trying to one-up each other

Do imaginary conversations in the shower count?

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