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[–]BettysBitterButter[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't think your comment should be deleted. Especially on this platform and the pyramid of discussion or whatever it's called. If your experience actually living with socialized medicine has been frustrating then that's your lived experience. My experience has been in decidedly UNsocilialized medical settings so that's what I refer. Plus in the US "socialized health care" is a huge dog whistle.

[–]Yayme 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm not living in a country with socialized healthcare. But I was using the ACA for two years, and it was a disaster. I didn't qualify for subsidies because we made too much. It started out $600 a month for myself and my daughter. The next year it was $760 per month, and the final year it would have been $860 per month.

We use almost no medical care. Like I said, I had to pay $5K out of pocket to get suspicious moles removed. I feel like the few are using the vast majority of the resources. And FFS is a prime example of that.

I have compassion for those that have real medical issues, and I would love to find a way to help support them. Especially children. My husbands sister died from leukemia when she was around 11, and it was a huge financial burden on the family, as well as being emotionally devastating. And I do donate to the Ronald McDonald house to try to help those with children in need.

What is it a dog whistle for?