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bmichaelh

(1,332 posts)
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:47 AM Wednesday

Majority of Americans support ending private health insurance

In a poll conducted by The Economist/YouGov, 52% supported ending private health insurance.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/private-health-insurance-plans

I suspect it would even be higher if MSM published some health care insurance horror stories.

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orleans

(37,520 posts)
2. i have thought about this for years and the only downside i can ever think of
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:52 AM
Wednesday

is all the jobs that would be lost.

Igel

(37,720 posts)
8. No, they'd just move into government jobs.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:15 AM
Wednesday

More job security and many would get pay raises.

Now, pensions and investments would take a serious hit, but those are all just Boomers and other wealth hoarders, I guess. (Signed, Boomer.)

GoodRaisin

(11,208 posts)
4. Costs of basic needs are on an unsustainable trajectory and pretty soon the dam
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:37 AM
Wednesday

is going to break.

raccoon

(32,509 posts)
5. But as we know, it isn't what the majority of Americans want, it's what the ruling class wants.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:32 AM
Wednesday

Unless non-ruling class people really pressure the hell out of the ruling class.

Martin68

(28,336 posts)
10. Single payer, government run health care is the only logical solution to runaway costs and inferior healthcare.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:17 PM
Wednesday

The US lags behind d every other developed country in affordable healthcare.

Emile

(44,228 posts)
11. Socialism represents public power. If we the people vote in democratic socialists,
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 04:55 AM
23 hrs ago

we'll get what we want.

BH liberal

(201 posts)
12. Democratic Socialism...
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 05:22 AM
22 hrs ago

Daz-zit! Solves the looming AI human worker displacement crisis as well. We, the People should benefit from the production of the machines...not greedy zillionaires.

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