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I believe the US should have universal health care. There are some things that have been bothering me, so I wonder if there are some intelligent answers out there.
Perhaps someone would explain to me why there is not more attention by the press has not picked up the fact that the US pays more for health care and gets less than other industrialized countries. This is a mystery to me. The politicians certainly don't want to bring this up. Are they just too rich to understand the implications?
The other thing that is a mystery to me is why large legacy corporations are not screaming for this. The large airlines (like United used to be) and automobile companies (like Ford) have huge costs insuring their retired workers. Universal health care would do a lot in "leveling the field" for these companies. Why are they not demanding this of the politicians to whome they have contributed so much? Do they hate socialism more than they desire their own survival?
