guckfoogle@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhite House weighs $100 billion for Israel, Ukraine bill; plans in fluxwww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down113
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minus-squareshadysuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·1 year agoThe US spends more than any other country on healthcare, on TOP of what individuals pay for things like insurance. The reason it all looks so expensive is because of how much money goes to shareholders and corporations. So yep, it could be a whole lot cheaper
minus-squareandrew@lemmy.stuart.funlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoYeah, agreed with you entirely. That’s the part that needs to change though. Because it doesn’t just look expensive, it is expensive. Because it does still go to corporations, and without changing the system, they’re not going to give that up.
minus-squareshadysuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoYes that’s true, bad wording on my part when trying to talk about how much things should actually cost
The US spends more than any other country on healthcare, on TOP of what individuals pay for things like insurance.
The reason it all looks so expensive is because of how much money goes to shareholders and corporations. So yep, it could be a whole lot cheaper
Yeah, agreed with you entirely. That’s the part that needs to change though. Because it doesn’t just look expensive, it is expensive. Because it does still go to corporations, and without changing the system, they’re not going to give that up.
Yes that’s true, bad wording on my part when trying to talk about how much things should actually cost