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They also don't understand the "they" part. People who don't support, or at least those I've met, don't understand that "they" doesn't mean the government per se. It means you. The individual. You pay more in health care because of defaults on payments. Because of so many other things. The cost of that gets passed on to you. The individual.
People get stuck in the "I got mine" mentality. They don't see the bigger picture. "Why should I pay for someone else's health care!" is what I commonly hear. My dude, you already do. When you point this out. When you give the stats. They usually shut down and it's"
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People just can't seem to grasp the wider picture. I'm not sure they want to. Any issue that requires a wider picture sees the same response. Default to previous operation. Repeat operation.
"Oh no! She's stuck in an infinite loop and he's too stupid to realize it." - Professor F
"Why should I pay for someone else's healthcare."
WEll someone hasn't heard to "Ask not what their country can do for you..." Stupidity breeds selfishness which breeds stupidity