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In reply to the discussion: These two things have devastated our culture and we have descended into madness. [View all]Celerity
(46,154 posts)61. Well you were indeed on of the lucky ones, 100 million plus did not have such incredible plans, so
many were put under the cosh with the high deductibles alone (as I laid out), if they even had insurance at all.
I totally agree with this:
It was a different world, where employers valued their employees more than stockholders and their own bank accounts.
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These two things have devastated our culture and we have descended into madness. [View all]
fightforfreedom
Jun 2022
OP
The US never had free healthcare, 100% coverage. No clue what you are referring to.
Celerity
Jun 2022
#3
I'd like to see evidence of this being the case across the board (not just in a minority of cases,
Celerity
Jun 2022
#14
Just so I understand fully, you are saying that you, personally, had healthcare for decades, via
Celerity
Jun 2022
#28
Well you were indeed on of the lucky ones, 100 million plus did not have such incredible plans, so
Celerity
Jun 2022
#61
My goodness, your monthly healthcare bill is more than all my bills combined.
fightforfreedom
Jun 2022
#54
I was not saying all jobs offered free healthcare. I should have been more clear.
fightforfreedom
Jun 2022
#23
Many employee plans started to have high deductibles, from the 1950's onwards. See this:
Celerity
Jun 2022
#17
When I started working I had jobs with free healthcare. it came with the job.
fightforfreedom
Jun 2022
#16
I agree. And I don't know how long a people can keep plodding along in this sort of system
Novara
Jun 2022
#55
Sometimes I wonder why the earth doesn't shrug humans off the planet. It may yet.
Joinfortmill
Jun 2022
#36
Agreed! So much of the hate and rage in our society is rooted in economic stress
Amishman
Jun 2022
#9
There is the "we" who did it, and the "We" who refuse to be dragged down into their madness.
ancianita
Jun 2022
#43