Quote from: Sithara007 on February 23, 2023, 09:55:35 AM

Quote from: Hispo on February 23, 2023, 04:02:09 AM

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When I was young, I was also a strong supporter of Socialism. But once I got a job and had to manage the expenses, I realized that there is nothing like free money. I am not against providing free medical care or education to everyone. But the Democrats go overboard, by just splurging free money to anyone they like. But be it the GOP or the Democrats, none of the parties are actually interested in fixing the rotten medical care system in the United States. The same medical procedure which costs $1,000 or $2,000 in Singapore costs as much as $25,000 in the United States. Even medicines for common illnesses such as Diabetes and hypertension costs 10x or 20x more in the United States when compared to Canada or Mexico. I am wondering why the so called "socialist" politicians are not interested in bringing down the rates.

Probably because they, their families and their donors may be owners of private hospitals?
Even within the democrat party I believe it is difficult to find someone who may actually be against the private property.

Also, wasn't Biden bragging about capping the maximum price of insulin for those in Medicaid some weeks ago? If I recall correctly it was 30$ per vial, wasn't it?
Still, what he has done is very different from setting a maximum price on insulin nationwide, which would be very drastic in the eyes on many people there.