(You won’t see the outrageous profiteering of their new pricing directly, but don’t worry, you’re still impacted, even if your tax rates are a bit more sensible)
I just said that that’s weird, because just yesterday we went and didn’t have to pay. Just giving insight to the fact it’s not a paid thing everywhere.
Seems like Americans still haven’t learned that the internet is GLOBAL. Saying:
The pharma companies jacked up the price of the vaccines knowing future waves were coming and yearly boosters would be necessary.
without any context of where you live, means I can take it anyway I want. So maybe this person lives in Canada, and I commented that it’s weird because my shot was free in Canada yesterday. Stop treating the internet as if it’s a US only thing. State where you’re from. State the currency you’re using (news flash, $ is not American).
That isn’t contradictory with what that person said.
Things have costs, even things that are free at point-of-service. Often, those costs are worth it. It’s not as if they said that any use of tax money for any purpose is a horror.
Oh shit, blast from the past. Haven’t heard this libertarian talking point in a while.
Every time someone gets a free beer, the libertarians point out that there is no such thing as free beer. Except that’s not true: They don’t mind free beer usually, it’s almost always some social program that’s “not free”. Hey guess what: Everybody already knows that vaccines do not grow on trees. No need to explain this. Libertarians just hate social programs because they are selfish pricks rugged individuals.
This might be a wild take, but your taxes shouldn’t be subject to profiteering just because it’s to save lives. They should instead, at a minimum, be subject to reasonable price caps to combat racketeering.
Edit: Especially when Canada is only vulnerable to it in the first place thanks to neoliberal policies privatizing Connaught Labs, gutting their research and quality, yet still somehow increasing prices.
Not sure why people say this like it’s a surprise or somehow bad. Paying for public health measures, or just healthcare in general is way better than where a lot of tax revenue winds up.
Not saying it’s bad that taxes pay for it. What’s bad is when manufacturers keep raising rates to pad their pockets at the expense of the taxpayer money. That means taxes are being shifted to their profits rather than other programs. GP was saying they didn’t care that rates went up because it was “free” to them.
Fair point. I would say that something similar happens with private insurance as well. I don’t claim to have the solution for greed but it sure would be nice to enjoy a system where health outcomes take priority over profit.
I’m happy to see “fuck you, I got mine” is alive and well internationally, but why that was your first response to a plague vaccine being inaccessible to the masses should be up for question.
Glad to see you took my comment and turned it into something to hate me for.
I just said that that’s weird, because just yesterday we went and didn’t have to pay. Just giving insight to the fact it’s not a paid thing everywhere.
Seems like Americans still haven’t learned that the internet is GLOBAL. Saying:
The pharma companies jacked up the price of the vaccines knowing future waves were coming and yearly boosters would be necessary.
without any context of where you live, means I can take it anyway I want. So maybe this person lives in Canada, and I commented that it’s weird because my shot was free in Canada yesterday. Stop treating the internet as if it’s a US only thing. State where you’re from. State the currency you’re using (news flash, $ is not American).
That’s weird. My girlfriend got another booster yesterday in Canada for free.
Rub it in, why don’t ya.
(You won’t see the outrageous profiteering of their new pricing directly, but don’t worry, you’re still impacted, even if your tax rates are a bit more sensible)
That’s your take from what I said?
That’s what your comment implies, yes, that the costs don’t matter because you don’t see them.
What do you think your comment implies?
I just said that that’s weird, because just yesterday we went and didn’t have to pay. Just giving insight to the fact it’s not a paid thing everywhere.
Seems like Americans still haven’t learned that the internet is GLOBAL. Saying:
without any context of where you live, means I can take it anyway I want. So maybe this person lives in Canada, and I commented that it’s weird because my shot was free in Canada yesterday. Stop treating the internet as if it’s a US only thing. State where you’re from. State the currency you’re using (news flash, $ is not American).
Stop being [email protected]
Someone is paying for it. The manufacturer is not just giving it away for free. That means your taxes are going towards it.
Oh no my taxes are being spent to save lives?! The horror!!
That isn’t contradictory with what that person said.
Things have costs, even things that are free at point-of-service. Often, those costs are worth it. It’s not as if they said that any use of tax money for any purpose is a horror.
Oh shit, blast from the past. Haven’t heard this libertarian talking point in a while.
Every time someone gets a free beer, the libertarians point out that there is no such thing as free beer. Except that’s not true: They don’t mind free beer usually, it’s almost always some social program that’s “not free”. Hey guess what: Everybody already knows that vaccines do not grow on trees. No need to explain this. Libertarians just hate social programs because they are
selfish pricksrugged individuals.This might be a wild take, but your taxes shouldn’t be subject to profiteering just because it’s to save lives. They should instead, at a minimum, be subject to reasonable price caps to combat racketeering.
Edit: Especially when Canada is only vulnerable to it in the first place thanks to neoliberal policies privatizing Connaught Labs, gutting their research and quality, yet still somehow increasing prices.
How’s that boot taste?
Not sure why people say this like it’s a surprise or somehow bad. Paying for public health measures, or just healthcare in general is way better than where a lot of tax revenue winds up.
Not saying it’s bad that taxes pay for it. What’s bad is when manufacturers keep raising rates to pad their pockets at the expense of the taxpayer money. That means taxes are being shifted to their profits rather than other programs. GP was saying they didn’t care that rates went up because it was “free” to them.
Fair point. I would say that something similar happens with private insurance as well. I don’t claim to have the solution for greed but it sure would be nice to enjoy a system where health outcomes take priority over profit.
The reason it’s bad is because it has got to be unreasonably expensive.
Americans pay the same taxes.
I’m happy to see “fuck you, I got mine” is alive and well internationally, but why that was your first response to a plague vaccine being inaccessible to the masses should be up for question.
Glad to see you took my comment and turned it into something to hate me for.
I just said that that’s weird, because just yesterday we went and didn’t have to pay. Just giving insight to the fact it’s not a paid thing everywhere.
Seems like Americans still haven’t learned that the internet is GLOBAL. Saying:
without any context of where you live, means I can take it anyway I want. So maybe this person lives in Canada, and I commented that it’s weird because my shot was free in Canada yesterday. Stop treating the internet as if it’s a US only thing. State where you’re from. State the currency you’re using (news flash, $ is not American).
Stop being [email protected]