More Americans believe health care is the government’s responsibility. MAGA is looking to end federal programs

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/health-care-government-americans-donald-trump-b2666060.html

35 comments

  1. It’s literally in the very first sentence of the Constitution.

    Oh, wait… I forgot how MAGA hates that thing.

  2. Healthcare and Education should be part of National Defense.

  4. The government was supposed to prevent monopolies from forming. We need a trust buster in office, problem is these companies own the House and Senate now too.

  5. Health right is a basic human right, and the government that fails to tend to this basic right by providing wholesome and thorough healthcare system is an unqualified and negligent government.

  6. I think the funniest thing about all this is that the person who won kept screeching about America First.

    Then plans to cut all American programs.

    Honestly, a successful society should have means to give you free/affordable healthcare and education. Additionally, the best way to maintain a strong workforce and one that is capable of meeting new demands is these two things. A strong workforce = Making America Great. Literally the opposite of the shit Republicans want to do.

    I know some of you are going to argue that housing should qualify as well. Housing is more difficult as it is a finite amount in the world. Even if you keep expanding it, there is only so much available.

  7. Americans believe in single payer.. doesn’t vote for single payer politicians

  8. Right wingers agree with a lot of left wing policies and not a lot of right wing ones until they hear who supports it or whose idea it was

  9. And they will succeed because in the end, Americans always give in to the rich.

  10. The US government subsidizes oil which is burned and pollutes our lungs, or turned into microplastics that embed in our guts and cause cancer. The US government subsidizes corn for fructose which gives us diabetes at a more rapid rate. The US government deregulates industry so they can dump waste into our drinking water supply.

    The least the US government could do in return is cover the costs of us suffering for their return on profits.

  11. The government is ours and if we want to use government to provide us healthcare because it’s too cost prohibitive individually, then we need to elect people who will listen and act

  12. The U.S. is the only advanced nation that doesn’t do this already. There’s a very simple reason, corporations control too many of our elected officials, and therefore they can dictate policy.

  13. I wonder if many who voted for Trump are already having Voter’s remorse? then again it’s s cult, so probably not

  14. Americans just voted to go backwards and that’s where we are going.

  15. It’s beyond me that health care is such a combative issue. A hundred or more years ago, industry had factory infirmaries to help keep the work force healthy.
    Why our government feels our population doesn’t matter is beyond me. Both industry and our government depend on a healthy population and work force.

  17. If only we voted based on our interests and not to punish the people we hate.

  18. The superficiality of this reporting is astounding. Polls are useless unless they measure real world priorities and as was clearly demonstrated by the recent election results, government health care is not a priority. Sure people say they believe it’s a government responsibility but they don’t think it’s important. It definitely falls below protecting pets from being eaten by dirty brown immigrants and stopping middle school teachers from performing sex change surgeries at school during recess. This is our reality. If you ask people whether social security is a government responsibility or affordable education or any other government benefit is important, they will say yes, but those answers are irrelevant and ingenuous because all that matters is how people vote.

  19. Maga morons only want to get rid of Obama Care. The rest like the Affordable Care Act can stay. 😉

  20. The progressives who didn’t vote or voted for Stein helped make this a reality. They are partly responsible for setting back progress and helping the Republicans win.

  22. I worked in patient registration for a number of years.

    Taking copays, figuring out “co-insurance” percentages, billing, etc.

    Those that were truly poor, full Medicaid, had it the best. The could go into Urgent Care for a cough, get a prescription, and pay a dollar for it at CVS. They are fully covered for everything.

    “Obamacare” (ACA) was a drive to get everyone insurance. Our post-Luigi dialogue has veered to the revelation that “being insured” sometimes isn’t what you thought. Fighting a monolith to get the bills you thought would be covered paid at all.

    I believe a government option for all would be the best route. It may involve waits, sure. But you will get treated and not have a surprise 10 thousand dollar bill because UHC decided your hospital stay wasn’t covered after all. Punishing you, like you chose to do it, a personal stay-cation.

    One will be able to purchase premium care packages, specialty care. A national discussion and conversation on this matter can occur.

    As far as NOW?

    American’s have become apathetic and insular. Living in their own information bubbles, hearing what they want to hear.

    Maybe I’m wrong, but Trump’s billionaire-centric administration will tear down these social safety nets we have taken for granted. Show us all how bad thing can truly be. HOPEFULLY enough for people to start paying attention.

    If not, we can look at world history to the rise and fall of various civilizations and oligarchies.

    “It can’t happen here!”

    I’m sure that has been said before throughout history as well.

  23. MAGA policies will ensure Americans are all desperate and sick, but also armed to the teeth. What could go wrong?

  24. And so much of MAGA is overweight and/or obese and eat unhealthy foods/extra large portions. I say screw them, they get what they voted for.

  25. Polling in this country is bizarre. Strong majorities believe in healthcare, abortion rights, sensible gun legislation, etc. Yet people consistently vote in people who are against the very things they profess to want. Either polling is broken or the electorate is broken.

  26. Aren’t we the only “advanced” country in the world to not have social medicine?

  27. This country is full of voters who consistently vote against what they actually want. Just look at FL this year. 57% of voters there voted in favor of a right to abortion amendment…meanwhile 56% voted for Trump. A guy who openly said he was voting against said abortion amendment. It doesn’t get any more clear that voters in the US are fools.

  28. What is it about a disease-ridden, poverty-stricken, addicted, politically divided population that appeals to trumpers?

  30. I’m hoping this attempted authoritarianism is the straw that broke the camels back, enough is enough, to get the people of the US to realize that, yes, we can have good stuff like the smaller countries.

    But my brain keeps telling me we’re going to be Night City but dumber.

  31. Americans prefer to be consumers instead of citizens. Maybe if they decide to become citizens then we can have some nice things. Until then we get president day sales – where the president is actually for sale.

  32. I’m going to go way, way, waaaay out on a limb and make a suggestion. If Trump wants to create a legacy that he was one of the greatest presidents of all time, he should make universal health care his number one priority. Full stop.

    And every one of us, regardless of how we view his *past* actions, should keep pushing him in this direction.

  33. Then more Americans should have fucking voted. God damn I’m already tired of stories about Americans getting exactly what we voted for. IF YOU WANTED GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE THEN WHY DID YOU VOTE FOR THE ANTI-GOVERNMENT CANDIDATE holy fuck

  34. Most MAGA people are on federal programs. Not smart enough to know it.

  35. My coworker was telling me about how he wasn’t crushed by debt since Medicaid paid for the birth of his third child. Later said he didn’t vote but would have voted Trump. Incredible.

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