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Aristus

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7. I should be amazed at the fact that the American people live in mortal terror of having free health care.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 12:59 PM

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But I'm not. The American people are a catastrophically idiotic lot, much more willing to wade through the purposely confusing morass of private health insurance options than support the adoption of the health system every other developed nation in the world uses, and is proud of.

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I should be amazed at the fact that the American people live in mortal terror of having free health care. Aristus Tuesday #7

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