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[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 16 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 4 points 38 minutes ago (1 children)

Exactly. We already knew that.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 3 points 18 minutes ago

They don't. I've met one person since that useless human got deleted that couldn't understand why everyone was unsympathetic toward him. The person was very wealthy and has no understanding of how things are for the majority of people in the US. These people are really a lot like the french nobles before the french revolution.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 10 points 3 hours ago

...well let me say here for whoever in the FBI / DOJ might be monitoring: the health insurance industry is a pox on american civilisation and stochastic remediation is the inevitable manifestation of celebrated principles of the declaration of independence...

[–] Zeon@lemmy.world 15 points 4 hours ago

Never forget.

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Lol aren't like a solid 3rd of Zach Star's comedy channel videos about insurance?

I think he mentioned he didn't get work coverage so he made one for each kind to joke about gow much of a scam it all is.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Go ahead fuckers. If I didn’t have so much to lose I’d go take out one of those fucks myself

[–] MooseTheDog@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago

They can't monitor everyone. With AI they think they can, that's our biggest advantage

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 40 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

“You will have your bad healthcare system, and you will LIKE it!”

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 19 points 7 hours ago

The beatings will continue until the morale improves.

[–] mdurell@lemmy.world 46 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

So they are monitoring basically everyone.

[–] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago

Openly since the Patriot Act

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago

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[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 21 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

We're gonna need a bigger surveillance apparatus

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

Leaked image of their new detection system:

It puts out a green ball whenever someone has unkind thoughts about health insurance companies

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 8 hours ago

I think it will be expanded: no need to worry about that, citizen!

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 27 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

The health insurance industry needs to be changed significantly as it neither makes care cheaper, more accessible or more available.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago

Is there such a thing as an insurance co-op? If not, can that be a thing?

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Insurance in general is fucked. Home insurance just broke in Florida and now California.

[–] __nobodynowhere@startrek.website 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)
[–] big_fat_fluffy@leminal.space 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Making money is only a side effect.

It also kills the poor.

People who fail to work harder, follow the rules more closely, buy into the party narrative better, conform in the various ways more closely - than the other people. That's the poor.

So the medical system is a population filter. It's saving the cream and discarding the crap. Money is just one component in that machine.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Takes money.

[–] WagyuSneakers@lemmy.world 20 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

An evil company was evil. A very understandable thing happened when evil people are killing Americans. Now I'm going to get put on a list for liking a post.

It's like you don't have to do anything besides exist and you get put on a list. I'm sure this won't be used by the new administration to silence dissent.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

Well... You also have to have good morals, and worst of all, care just a little. Can't have that.

The US is already 90% towards fascism.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 13 points 8 hours ago

If the list includes everyone, what good is the list?

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 9 hours ago

I mean, they should be monitoring me because I want to see them toppled and replaced with a democracy, not just because I like seeing rich assholes get assassinated.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 21 points 9 hours ago

The US healthcare system is a massive fucking dumpster fire. There, I typed it.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 23 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

No shit, the NSA was already monitoring everybody to begin with.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

And they're still monitoring everyone. Everyone hates their healthcare. The "List" is just everyone.

[–] bokherif@lemmy.world 62 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Government is monitoring everyone? Color me shocked

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[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 hours ago

Of course they are.

[–] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 31 points 13 hours ago

Add me to the list plz. Thx.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago
[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 31 points 15 hours ago (7 children)

Monitor me all you want. Monitor me while you suck my balls.

What are you going to do about it? Nothing.

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