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PatrickforB

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11. Yes, I hope things are going OK for you. Our healthcare system in this country sucks and the only reason we
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:16 PM
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have this crappy rationed healthcare with financially crippling copays is because of the Wall Street greed lizards, billionaire tax cuts and bloated military spending. We need to REMOVE the profit motive from healthcare, and get rid of the insurance company bean counters.

Conflicting interests:
Patient wants the care they need.

Doctors, nurses and other direct healthcare people want to provide patients the care they need.

The business and finance people in the healthcare system want to charge the maximum and not provide anything deemed 'unnecessary' by the beancounters so they keep profits/retained earnings up.

The insurance companies want to boost PROFITS by denying claims and raising premiums (+19.2% for my HMO)

And at the same time we have these billionaire dirtbags who are probably ALL in the Epstein files flipping American working people a giant middle finger thinking they can rape and kill children for kicks and then get away with it.

Anyway, I wish you the best!

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Taxes in Norway: [View all] applegrove Friday OP
And to compare apples to apples, they don't spend $1 trillion a year on their military surfered Friday #1
Most of every advanced nation on Earth has some form of universal healthcare, even Russia and China. Uncle Joe Friday #4
To be fair, their population is the size of Dallas... Melon Friday #8
Waaaaaaaaaaay too much. The bigger the risk pool.... paleotn Friday #12
In Canada we have another advantage Gordcanuck Friday #14
Yeahhh.....but we have a Spealker of the House Submariner Friday #2
This message was self-deleted by its author patphil Friday #9
My first try at a reply was just too stupid to let stand. patphil Friday #10
The best gummint money can buy! peppertree Saturday #18
Experiencing this phenomena first hand, JMCKUSICK Friday #3
Yes, I hope things are going OK for you. Our healthcare system in this country sucks and the only reason we PatrickforB Friday #11
Thank you PatrickforB, JMCKUSICK Friday #13
Wow. Happy Anniversary! Beartracks Saturday #16
Yeah, but, you probably don't show how proud your are by dragging 100 flags around in the back of your pickup. ffr Friday #5
Strongly recommended Picaro Friday #6
Yep -- in some respects, we are the worst or the worst -- seems like many respects more and more these days. KPN Saturday #19
The standard depraved conservative response Glaisne Friday #7
Yup. Wake up, America. Joinfortmill Saturday #15
Reagan is called transformational BaronChocula Saturday #17
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