• HarneyToker@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    And you know what happens when insurance premiums go up: People stop having health insurance unless they are sick. With more sick people flooding private insurance, ALL healthcare premiums go up. Good job, conservatives! You’re really good at sinking ships!

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      2 days ago

      That’s their plan. They, for whatever reason, believe that a population of 100,000,000 unintelligent people are somehow better long term for their continued elitism.

      The number is completely made up, and I can’t find any references as to why they would think 100,000,000 is the sweet spot.

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        17 hours ago

        It’s funny if anyone thinks that strategy can compete with China in the long term. Hell, I’m not sure how much longer the west will stay “on top” in the short term (doesn’t really feel like winning lately).

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          17 hours ago

          And yet no one can describe what “winning” means when comparing states economically. It’s weird that as a species we haven’t figured out that illtreatment of our peers is why we haven’t advanced as a society anywhere.