The answer is largely that the health insurance industry has an extremely powerful lobby that makes the idea of nationalized healthcare an impossibility. Of course, it doesn’t help that Americans are singular in their indifference to the well-being of their …
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DeSantis Pledges to “Destroy Leftism in This Country”
It probably hasn’t dawned on his followers, but “leftism” is a set of values shared by the majority of Americans. Abortion rights, environmental responsibility, the application of the rule of law to all, equal opportunity, quality education, separation of church …
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Voting Against One’s Best Interests
People who don’t vote in their best interests come in two varieties. Ironically, they’re polar opposites: Altruists. Many people with no kids in school vote for school bond issues because education is important to society. The same can be said …
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Life Is Not Always Fair, But That Shouldn’t Justify Complacency with Oppressive Social Conditions
There are two things that can be said about this. One is that self-accountability, while it’s a good thing overall, is taken to extreme in conservative politics. There are victims in this world, victims of systemic and oppressive conditions, racism …
Universal Healthcare
Here’s a reminder that the United States is the only country in the developed world whose citizens routinely die of treatable disease.
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God and Universal Healthcare
Although I’m not a religious person, I regard statements like this with interest. It does indeed seem that a loving God would want to see all His people taken care of.
Desperate? Sick? That’s Because You’re Supposed To Be
Several theories could be advanced as to why the United States is the only nation in the developed world that doesn’t offer its citizens government-sponsored healthcare. By far the most obvious is that a population of healthy and happy people …
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Getting There from Here
Seems like a good time to remind Americans that socialism and capitalism do not exist in their pure form anywhere on this planet. Take a moment and imagine our lives without our physical infrastructure, police, fire fighting, criminal justice, national …
Here’s How Many Trump Supporters Are Showing Character, and No, I’m Not Kidding
It is true that many Trump supporters don’t vote their pocketbooks, but, when you think about it, that’s often a good thing, as it has the potential to show character. There are rich people who vote for candidates who will …
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Sometimes, It’s Complicated
When someone makes an assertion during a discussion on politics and asks for my position, I often respond, “I believe it’s more complicated than that.” Border security, declarations of war, limits on free speech, teaching religion in public schools, administering …
