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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 82 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So, like 85% of the adult population?

[–] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it's probably closer to 99%. Basically, anyone who isn't a high-level executive in the health insurance industry.

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[–] Luckiesock@lemm.ee 0 points 15 hours ago

Thanks for the heads up IQ nilly.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No shit, the NSA was already monitoring everybody to begin with.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

And they're still monitoring everyone. Everyone hates their healthcare. The "List" is just everyone.

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 248 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So did they just download the US Census and start from there?

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 57 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When pretty much everybody is on the list, it's more conspicuous to not be on it.

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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 day ago

I mean, they should be monitoring me because I want to see them toppled and replaced with a democracy, not just because I like seeing rich assholes get assassinated.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 18 points 1 day ago

If the list includes everyone, what good is the list?

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Lol aren't like a solid 3rd of Zach Star's comedy channel videos about insurance?

I think he mentioned he didn't get work coverage so he made one for each kind to joke about gow much of a scam it all is.

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 117 points 2 days ago (8 children)

So, they're finally admitting that they're monitoring all of us.

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Add me to the list plz. Thx.

[–] sunglocto@lemmy.zip 105 points 2 days ago

Health Insurance companies are parasites who only exist to cause people misery in exchange for profit so... everyone?

[–] WeUnite@lemm.ee 64 points 2 days ago

The more people that express negative sentiment the harder it will be for them to go after people. It's your first amendment right, use it. Don't comply in advance.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Monitor me all you want. Monitor me while you suck my balls.

What are you going to do about it? Nothing.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

You think the trump regime is going to do nothing with a list of people who are opposed to the crimes of the rich?

Violent autocrats love lists of people to persecute and kill. That's been a hallmark of trump style regimes since at least sulla in the roman republic.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I think trump has some pretty dark plans but infighting and a focus on drama will derail a lot of them like it did last time. True authoritarianism is too complex for his cabinet to pull off.

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[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

killing everyone who are opposed would mean decimating their source of income, the working class. you know they can't do it to all of us.. so we better make sure they know we know that

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[–] mjsaber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 1 day ago

Monitoring all nurses, got it.

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 132 points 2 days ago (4 children)

You can't put us all on the little list

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 51 points 2 days ago (4 children)
[–] Hegar@fedia.io 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You can't put us all on the little list by definition, because then it would be the big list.

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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 2 days ago (3 children)

A list that includes everyone is useless from a data analysis point of view.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 92 points 2 days ago

Imagine if government resources were spent on applying antitrust laws to stop this abusive situation that literally kills people and ruins lives instead.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 72 points 2 days ago

"Do you have the faintest idea of how little that narrows this down?"

In his manifesto, Mangione suggested the health insurance industry had “gotten too powerful, and they continue to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allowed them to get away with it.” He could just as easily have been describing the national security state.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 82 points 2 days ago (1 children)

so, like most people who have ever had to attempt to use it combined with those who could only hope to afford it? thats prolly a long list.

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[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

UHC just sent me a survey. I was honest. I'm on a list now!!!

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[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's fun. It does nothing to stop the near-daily in-person conversations with coworkers, friends, and family about this one topic that unites us all. So long as we're beholden to this health insurance system that screws us over at our most vulnerable of times, those conversations aren't going to stop.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 76 points 2 days ago

Hi, FBI agent! How are you doing today?

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago

Of course they are.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 23 points 1 day ago

That's not news, we knew the NSA was spying on every American a decade ago.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago

I hope more die.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (4 children)

You can monitor this dick.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"We already have. And there is literally 'Nothing to see here.' "

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago
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