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[–] millie@beehaw.org 3 points 5 hours ago

They just really want to be the stars of their own Bastille Day.

[–] UID_Zero@infosec.pub 37 points 15 hours ago

Maybe...just fucking maybe...basic human needs like healthcare should not be for-profit.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 16 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

"Limbs aren’t necessary."

  • Brian Thompson, probably.
[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 10 points 9 hours ago

I mean, he doesn't need them anymore

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 hours ago

Casual reminder that it’s never not healthcare CEO season.

[–] Steve@communick.news 21 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

By this logic, I'm wondering if beds are medically necessary.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 16 points 15 hours ago

Or maybe the CEOs could just donate their limbs - after all, if artificial ones aren't necessary, are true limbs really?

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 hours ago

Which insurers? I truly cannot find this in the article

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Perhaps other things shouldn't be necessary like health insurance or the companies etc that exist just to screw people over. 😉

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 15 hours ago

"eh, a peg leg will do"

If you company is run like my rimworld coming, something is going very wrong

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 8 hours ago

#LandOfTheFree murica!!!!!