silence7Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do? All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.
The real hazard, at least at present, to the average person is our dysfunctional healthcare system. It might be less “in your face” than some of the other factors, but it is insidious and affects everyone except those at the top.
the system is fine as long as you have good insurance.
Lol no. You can have “decent insurance” and still have your Nazi insurance company suddenly decide not to cover a life threatening illness and instantly bankrupt you. Insurance companies are literal death panels.
Yep we’re dealing with this now and they’ve spent a year asking for extra tests and specialist recommendations to obstruct the needed surgery. The only explanation at this point is they’re obstructing until job loss
That’s not a typical occurrence.
The reality is that most people have insurance coverage, even if the cost is excessive, paperwork is excessive and there are too many coverage exceptions. And most people never encounter corporate death panels.
This is yet another “us vs them” scenario. Enough voters can say “at least I have better coverage than ….” That there is less pressure to fix it and too many people afraid of losing what they have.
Personally I have decent enough insurance (while I’m employed) that I would likely lose on universal coverage. However I’m aware of the total cost to myself and my employer, which is entirely obscene, and I realize it’s contingent on being employed, in an industry known for regular layoffs. I’m part of the problem since I’m “good enough” to not push for better, but would vote for universal coverage because I’m not a sociopath nor an idiot
depends on how much money you have.
Sure, if you’re rich enough, white enough, conformist enough, it’s fine. That’s the point.
This response is a perfect example of the lowered expectations in the US.
What happens if you lose your job? I’m not sure I’d want to have job security and health care coupled together.