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standingtall

(3,103 posts) Tue Jul 8, 2025, 03:31 PM Jul 8

After we survive this fascist administration [View all]

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There needs to be a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Universal Healthcare with no strings attached. I don't want to hear we can't afford it B.S. The Government gave 38 billion to Elon Musk alone who then helped steal health insurance from poor people. So we could give every person in America a lot of money of the 38 billion we gave to Elon Musk and the billions we give to other oligarchs and billions of dollars in the ice budget and military spending, but poor people can't have health insurance without being enslaved to employers. This is gross.

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After we survive this fascist administration [View all] standingtall Jul 8 OP

Richest country in the history of the world cannot afford healthcare or education for its people. Irish_Dem Jul 8 #1

Single payer, available to all, cuts healthcare costs in half with longer life expectancies. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 8 #2

Billionaires must get richer scamming the American public. Irish_Dem Jul 8 #6

The billionaire class don't believe that. They'll be fine (or so they believe). This belief is what is driving all this. Texin Jul 8 #44

This!!!!!! paleotn Jul 8 #29

Don't disagree with the point. Although, think $38 B divided by 347 M people is like $110, not several million dollar Silent Type Jul 8 #3

If the google A.I. thingy is correct there are 1 thousand million in 1 billion standingtall Jul 8 #11

That's wrong, sorry. And a good example of false AI. Use this site, put in $38 B divided by 347 M. AI ain't Silent Type Jul 8 #13

An American billion, IIRC, is indeed a thousand million. soldierant Jul 8 #41

"There needs to be a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Universal Healthcare..." J_William_Ryan Jul 8 #4

Probably not, but if a bunch of idiots in the Country wake up standingtall Jul 8 #7

The worse it gets, and believe me it will get far worse. paleotn Jul 8 #34

There also needs to be strict lines drawn about felons running for office and corruption. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 8 #5

If NoRethugFriends Jul 8 #8

Never again "we can't afford guaranteeing Universal Healthcare". republianmushroom Jul 8 #9

I think your math is a bit off bif Jul 8 #10

If there is 1 thousand million in a billion then yes standingtall Jul 8 #12

Watch out for the European version of a billion. The Madcap Jul 8 #31

IF we "survive". No guarantees Evolve Dammit Jul 8 #14

We will get through this standingtall Jul 8 #21

Hope you're right. Evolve Dammit Jul 8 #40

Some will indeed. soldierant Jul 8 #42

I think your math swong19104 Jul 8 #15

Edited the post would still be a lot of money though standingtall Jul 8 #17

After this fascist administration Mr.Bee Jul 8 #16

I suggest sooner rather than later. Nt Hope22 Jul 8 #18

I hope somebody counted them before then too standingtall Jul 8 #19

$2.88 JoseBalow Jul 8 #20

The chances Greg_In_SF Jul 8 #22

The chances will increase the worse it gets standingtall Jul 8 #23

The last time we added an amendment Greg_In_SF Jul 8 #24

Well there was 1 about 20 years before that standingtall Jul 8 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Jul 8 #45

The 26th amendment took only about 4 months from initial introduction Wiz Imp Jul 8 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jul 8 #25

a lot standingtall Jul 8 #27

The problem is the open barn door. WarGamer Jul 8 #30

Exactly. No telling what we'd come out with if GOPers have control. Silent Type Jul 8 #43

You're quite optimistic. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 8 #28

I fear you are correct pfitz59 Jul 8 #32

If the American people get desoperate enough standingtall Jul 8 #33

That's the problem. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 8 #35

Fundamental change requires creating strict campaign finance laws and limits; nothing good will happen so long as sop Jul 8 #36

We need to do that too standingtall Jul 8 #39

ding. AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #37

More than that. cab67 Jul 8 #38

Most countries that come through a period of dictatorship Warpy Jul 8 #47