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RoeVWade

(693 posts) Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:34 AM Wednesday

Republicans must think, (and maybe others) that healthcare will work with capitalism [View all]

If that were true, people could just refuse to see their doctors or go to the hospital until doctors and medical facilities lowered costs to market forces.

So, they either hate people who don't earn enough, or just abominable mofos. Tell me why you might believe something else?

And I don't consider myself a socialist. It just seems obvious. It doesn't work as supply and demand.

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Republicans must think, (and maybe others) that healthcare will work with capitalism [View all] RoeVWade Wednesday OP

Capitalism in health care has been tried already. Ocelot II Wednesday #1

And when you know they will only do anything if dragged kicking and screaming, that they're not into a real fix. RoeVWade Wednesday #2

It does in Switzerland. nycbos Wednesday #3

So capitalism only "works" with "heavy regulations?" leftstreet Wednesday #4

Maybe so nycbos Wednesday #6

Well, that would be more like socialism then n/t leftstreet Wednesday #7

We tried that, and in fact it continues as the ACA. The basic idea... keep_left Wednesday #10

DURec leftstreet Wednesday #5

Wealthy Republicans think that healthcare will work with capitalism... haele Wednesday #8

I doubt Greed and Healthcare can effectively exist in the same egg Torchlight Wednesday #9