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[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only if you're rich enough to have the best doctors, dieticians, trainers, etc in America.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Or if you live somewhere with universal healthcare.

[–] netburnr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Need a husband, I could use some of that free health care, my teeth hurt

[–] smitten@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I said what I meant and I don’t need you correcting it, thanks.

[–] smitten@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

There are countries with underfunded, and ineffective universal healthcare systems. Ofc this doesn’t mean private healthcare would be better.

[–] SirShanova@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] z00s@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lol take your pick. Even Burkina Faso has universal health care, although I doubt you know how to find it on a map.

I hope you realise though that Americans pay more out of pocket even with insurance than you would pay in taxes for UH, primarily because of the price gouging pharmaceutical industry you guys set up there.

[–] SirShanova@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh I support UBI and Universal Healthcare. I’m just pointing out how shit the idea that trash public healthcare is a good thing. The progressivists and Britain are fighting tooth and nail to kept the NHS from being gutted, and similarly we should fight for all healthcare systems to be as good as possible. Not settle for a useless and shitty “In theory this works” public healthcare system

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah I got you wrong, totally agree.

[–] SirShanova@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

All good mate, I could have been clearer.

Cheers!