Dated: 2024-12-05. Added: 2024-12-05. Alternate title: “After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing, Americans Express Frustration With Health Insurance Industry”.

  • atro_city@fedia.io
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    17 days ago

    Look at who the USAmerican people voted for despite all their hate for the health insurance industry: a bunch of crooks that make the industry profitable on the backs of their voters.

    People can’t help themselves but vote against their interests.

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      17 days ago

      That describes both parties. There’s a reason none of the dems are taking advantage of this moment to show the overwhelming majority that they want the same things.

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      17 days ago

      ~20% of eligible voters voted for this.

      More people didn’t vote than voted for either candidate.

      ~150M voted with a 2M difference ~90M didn’t vote

      I’ll bet the vote count that actually matters is more like <10% of the country.

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          17 days ago

          Just like upgrading from eating scaps to eating fastfood, better doesn’t mean good.

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        17 days ago

        just as neglecting to make a decision is still a decision, neglecting to vote is still a vote.

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          17 days ago

          You’re ignoring the many people who have been disenfranchised, their registration purged from the rolls at the last second, votes thrown out, intentionally giving certain areas only one voting location for many many people. There’s tons of reasons why someone might not vote that are out of their control.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      Both candidates were pro-institution. Let go of the delusion that Harris was somehow a champion of the people. She is the system. The only reason she got the amount of votes she did is because she was the only viable non-trump vote possible. The DNC tried to force another neo-liberal on us, and the people stayed home.