That's what happens to you when you don't view social safety nets as something to benefit everyone in society and instead see it as entirely transactional i.e. I paid into SS and Medicare my entire life so I'm ENTITLED to it. Which yes, technically correct but I know plenty of old chuds who dgaf about helping anyone else and will vote against any social program but don't believe SS applies because that's "theirs".
This is my thing about opinion polls regarding universal healthcare. I completely disregard the opinions of the over 65 crowd, who are the most hostile to it by far. I disregard it because about 75-80% of them are on Medicare. They are enjoying the benefits of universal healthcare already. So when you poll the under 65 crowd on single payer, the response is overwhelmingly in favor.
That's what happens to you when you don't view social safety nets as something to benefit everyone in society and instead see it as entirely transactional i.e. I paid into SS and Medicare my entire life so I'm ENTITLED to it. Which yes, technically correct but I know plenty of old chuds who dgaf about helping anyone else and will vote against any social program but don't believe SS applies because that's "theirs".
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This is my thing about opinion polls regarding universal healthcare. I completely disregard the opinions of the over 65 crowd, who are the most hostile to it by far. I disregard it because about 75-80% of them are on Medicare. They are enjoying the benefits of universal healthcare already. So when you poll the under 65 crowd on single payer, the response is overwhelmingly in favor.