Y’all have had national healthcare for seventy years?
I mean, uhhh, I sure am glad America doesn’t have commiecare like you! Freedom is the freedom to die because I don’t have enough money!
Get to Canada mate - or ask questions of your elected official(s) as to why he/she isn’t for such a thing…
I firmly believe that any country with the ability and infrastructure to offer it should do to the citizens of it’s country. Some things cannot be trusted to be run by companies for aim of profit (including education, emergency services, socials services, public transport, armed forces, prisons & courts, water, gas & electric, areas of natural beauty, wildlife or sites of historical importance, and communications (landline or internet provision) in that - along with council services (bin collections, tips, park services, libraries etc). Free pizza too (that could be a vote-winner 😉)
A form of socialism which existed before in many countries - and served many of those countries well - and still exists now for some fortunate countries in varying services too.
Yes mate, shortly after the Second World War - when the UK was still broke, rationing was still in place, and times were indeed grim - the Govt of the day built one of the most beautiful things ever in the 20th Century - saving countless lives, alleviating pain, and giving care and assistance to anyone who needed it - all free at the point of delivery - in a bid to help raise the standard of life for everyone - and in general for the good of the people.
Of course, we do pay taxes towards it, and it has come under fire and been stripped to the bone for political and reasons of greed (certai politicians want privatisation of parts and services for profit) - yet it still endures to the day, and hopefully for the next 70 years and beyond.
https://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/about/Pages/nhscoreprinciples.aspx
PS - We’re all Commies in the UK 😉
Note - A few other countries have free healthcare too, though it’s not their 70th Birthday today 😉