Hope you crybabies don't lose it over this "threat"

[DEAR_JOHN]

Originally Posted by eccieuser9500

Hope you crybabies don't lose it over this "threat"
Capitalism is dead. U.S. exceptionally is dead. Deal with it!

Define 'crybabies' you used in the title. I don't mind being called a MAGA or whatever you guys use, and when I call you guys the clique, that's one thing, but calling us crybabies takes things to a new and lower level. Looking at a majority of postings by the clique, we're not the crybabies.

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[Tiny]

Originally Posted by eccieuser9500

My point about UnitedHealth was that we are on life support as a country. Dumpster is burning the candle at both ends. More light. More heat.

Half the time. If it's not dead, the power is running out on the device keeping capitalism breathing.

Like the UnitedHealth stock holders, we all just have to wait.

As you know, I'm a strong believer in capitalism. However, if you wanted to make an argument for socialism, you could come up with no better example than health care in America. Although what we've got here is actually capitalism's evil twin sister, crony capitalism. We pay through the wazoo, way more as a % of GDP, than any other developed country, and still have health care outcomes that are worse than places like Costa Rica.

I don't blame the insurance CEO's though. I blame the politicians and the people. Everybody wants his own doctor, cancer treatment that will add two months his life, etc. And they don't want to exercise and eat right. Or protect themselves from COVID and other deadly diseases with hazmat suits.

[eccieuser9500]

Originally Posted by DEAR_JOHN

Define 'crybabies' you used in the title. I don't mind being called a MAGA or whatever you guys use, and when I call you guys the clique, that's one thing, but calling us crybabies takes things to a new and lower level. Looking at a majority of postings by the clique, we're not the crybabies.

You're proving my point since the moderators understand direct and indirect definitions.

[eccieuser9500]

Originally Posted by Tiny

As you know, I'm a strong believer in capitalism. However, if you wanted to make an argument for socialism, you could come up with no better example than health care in America. Although what we've got here is actually capitalism's evil twin sister, crony capitalism. We pay through the wazoo, way more as a % of GDP, than any other developed country, and still have health care outcomes that are worse than places like Costa Rica.

I don't blame the insurance CEO's though. I blame the politicians and the people. Everybody wants his own doctor, cancer treatment that will add two months his life, etc. And they don't want to exercise and eat right. Or protect themselves from COVID and other deadly diseases with hazmat suits.

Keep your on the health of the Health Care industry. Now that many, many people are going to lose their medical entitlements.

[Yssup Rider]

Originally Posted by Tiny

As you know, I'm a strong believer in capitalism. However, if you wanted to make an argument for socialism, you could come up with no better example than health care in America. Although what we've got here is actually capitalism's evil twin sister, crony capitalism. We pay through the wazoo, way more as a % of GDP, than any other developed country, and still have health care outcomes that are worse than places like Costa Rica.

I don't blame the insurance CEO's though. I blame the politicians and the people. Everybody wants his own doctor, cancer treatment that will add two months his life, etc. And they don't want to exercise and eat right. Or protect themselves from COVID and other deadly diseases with hazmat suits.

Well put, Tiny.

We have had opportunities to fix this. But the system was too far gone to fix it with the bandaids and denuded plan that eventually got passed.

Too many pockets being lined for too many years.

Life support is a generous description, though, in light of what's to come.

Folks aren't going to blame the "system," they want a person to blame and go after. Mob ("herd?") mentality has been kind of the American way for past decade or so.

But I agree with you, man.

[DEAR_JOHN]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Too many democratic pockets being lined for too many years.

Fixed it for you.

[Yssup Rider]

Originally Posted by DEAR_JOHN

Fixed it for you.

Prove it.

And what does that matter, DJ? The system is built on corruption, so if you believe only democrats took money from Big Pharma, you qualify for a DJT secret decoder ring and personal vibrator.

Thanks for FTFY … always a breath of fresh air in an adult conversation.

My point is, that after decades, it isn’t partisan. Unfortunately, some of yall can’t wrap your-brains around that.