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Isn’t the second part of this meme supposed to be something that is not true?

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Sort of. It’s mostly about shifting the blame.

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It’s both.

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The healthcare system IS flawed.

They are the flaw.

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Well, obviously it was flawed. This kind and honest working class CEO didn’t get the healthcare he required while he was bleeding out like a kindergartener at nap time.

Don’t worry. United and all the other murderers are going to make sure they raise our premiums so they can afford a permanent trauma team to follow all the hard working execs around and ensure this tragedy never has to happen again.

And if some poors need to have even more basic human rights taken away to keep the investors happy? That is a risk we are all willing to take to protect those hard working execs.

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they will never admit the truth; for-profit health insurance should not exist.

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Are non-profit insurers really any better? Many of the blues are non-profits

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Of course they’re better. There are no shareholders to pay off, so the system itself is more efficient. But that alone doesn’t solve the problem. Only national healthcare will provide a comprehensive fix.

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Are they? They are just as brutal about denials. The most hated insurance company I work with is a nonprofit. I’d welcome anyone with a blue cross or blue shield plan to tell me their positive stories. Or any other nonprofit, for that matter.

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not really. theyve started a race condition with providers causing prices to skyrocket.

but ya gotta start somewhere

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“We understand and share the desire to build a health care system that works better for everyone. That is the purpose of our organization,” he wrote.

Liar, liar, pants on fire.

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“Once we’ve finished draining the blood from the neck of the people we ensure their remaining time is as comfortable and wonderful as is possible. That is the purpose of our organization.”

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“Once we’ve finished draining the blood from the neck of the people we ensure their remaining time is as comfortable and wonderful as is possible**. That is the purpose of our organization.”

 

**Without violating any end of life profitability constraints, of course.

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