• Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    The point of my stance wasn't to say the world is perfect and nothing should change. Only to try and point out the potential reasons for how things are beyond "they're evil".

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      1 year ago

      And I get that. And I think businesses should be able to make profit. And I think CEOs should make a decent salary. But I don’t think insurance should be handled by companies not affiliated with the government.

      The fact is that insurance companies are publicly traded companies. Publicly traded companies have an obligation to shareholders to maximize profit. Maximizing profit isn’t something we want for something as necessary as our health. An individuals health is not a commodity. I’m not saying they are evil personally, but I do think the system is designed to benefit the companies and not the people. Which is not how democracy should work.