Is this conscious step toward single-payer socialized medicine a product of local politics or racial politics?
Is this conscious step toward single-payer socialized medicine a product of local politics or racial politics?
“Is this conscious step toward single-payer socialized medicine a product of local politics or racial politics?”
Why does it have to be one or the other? That’s a false choice argument.
The answer is neither - it is made up of special interests groups of all races and all localities.
I would include the following groups.
1. Those with leftist ideology whose self interest is central control, and single payer would take them a long ways there.
2. The intellectually lazy so called “low information voters” (ignoramusus) who are easy targets of the government propaganda machine (msm). Their self interest is implanted in their brains by the media convincing them that medical care is a right and that central control is the best solution.
3. The “guilt ridden” whites and well to do, who feel that their success was a stroke of luck, and that less fortunate must be taken care of regardless of their circumstances. Their self interest is relief of guilt, so they can enjoy guiltless affluence.
4. The poor - those who for whatever reason haven’t made it in this system and are thus eager for a handout. The self interest is rather obvious in this case.
5. The irresponsibles - those that are able and even earn a decent living yet blow it all on frivolities instead of taking care of the more important things first - like their health care. Their self interest is to let somebody else worry about the “important things” so they can enjoy life. They don’t worry about long term implications.
6. And then of course you have the moneyed interests, like insurance companies, unions, etc. who have colluded with the ruling class in return for a piece of the action.
I may have left out one or two...