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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (42 children)

Pooling everybody's money so that the ones who are unfortunate get money to help with their situation definitely is a product. Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Except when said healthcare is gated off for the protected class by cost or being and to work a certain type of job, that pool only helps those swimming in it. Here in the US ACA has done some to narrow that gap but it's still not enough. The proper model is everyone has a mandatory contribution % of their income above a poverty line. Then we see the pool truly helping those who cannot afford it and even those who can because care is standardized.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

The proper model is everyone has a mandatory contribution % of their income above a poverty line.

State-run Mandatory Health Insurance, that provides healthcare free of additional charges. *old Russian anthem intensifies*

[–] TheHarpyEagle@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Weird, I hear the anthems of nearly every other developed country in the world.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Well, true. It's not because russian healthcare so good, but because america is so... "special".

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