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I used to be horrified and outraged. Now I just think it's hilarious. No problem, cause you got the 2nd amendment, right? You can get all the health care you need by just holding up a hospital. Haha.
I have learned that whenever something doesn't make sense about the US, it is racism. When segregation was declared unconstitutional, the southern states vowed "massive resistance". The baddies can also riot and mobilize civil society. They privatized what they could to thwart the overreach of the tyrannical government. People are naturally selfless, in that they are willing to suffer to hurt the right people. I fear this insanity is also spreading in Europe, as people are becoming aware of immigration. People do not vote in their own interest if it might benefit "the other", but they do vote against it if it might hurt "the other".
Of course, rational self-interest is also a factor. The US spends ~17% of its GDP on health care, compared to ~13% in Germany on second place. This is despite the fact that it has a younger population and does not cover everyone. So, yeah, those evil corporations again. But, maybe not just "them". That's also a lot of white collar jobs and you can see in AI threads how people feel when those are threatened.