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dartman posted...

pls posted...

I make a good amount over 100k a year in a low cost of living area and I'm still terrified of getting cancer or some other serious illness that puts me in the hospital.

Seems to me like Bernie and Warren primarily want to change how we fund safety nets so that they actually, you know, safety net.

Which helps us be free as individuals rather than slaves to employers who control our access to healthcare.

I think a good safety net would be financial responsibility

I have a good amount of money saved, good health insurance, and my salary will likely remain pretty high for the rest of my working career.

I could still get fucked over by cancer or if my parents get cancer.

Imagine the risk for the people who aren't in my position but are still working hard and diligently saving a good percentage of their income.

There's only so much financial responsibility an individual can muster up. It's just unreasonable to expect regular people to be able to tank the burden of paying for health services.

A government can provide that infrastructure efficiently, abstracted away from our day to day living. The same way it does roads and military and other things we don't even need to think about. I'm okay with that even if it means more taxation, since I won't have premiums or deductibles or the worry in the back of my head.

That's predominately what Bernie and Warren want. (Hopefully Bernie gets the nomination since his climate plan is way better, but still)
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