I was speaking to a man in Australia whose father is kept alive due to a pill that costs $30,000. I repeat that, $30,000. The medicine is entirely paid for by Australia’s universal healthcare system, for no other reason than that he is a citizen.1/3

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Nothing like that exists here; we’ve been trained to expect crumbs. “Of, by and for the people” has been supplanted by 'of, by and for the corporations,' in this case Big Pharma. Thousand suffer and die each year so a soulless, perverted form of capitalism might live 2/3
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Schumer touting this bill as something we should be excited about is pathetic. He should be naming names & taking no prisoners, expressing outrage felt by millions that our govt could do no better than get such tiny concessions from the cold & greedy fingers of Big Pharma. 3/3
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How will we grapple with fear in our country?
Replying to @marwilliamson @sandyjfisher
One of the many reasons we must pass a universal healthcare policy like #MedicareForAll. Don’t support politicians like Jo Biden who don’t support universal healthcare. It’s really not hard, @marwilliamson
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But then corporations can't make millions from people in need.
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Ins co profits > citizens healthcare. My healthcare was significantly better in Japan with a single payer option. I paid for more exp private ins which enabled me to go to English fluent doctors who charged a premium & after I got married switched to national for $2k/y for family
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No pill should cost 30,000 in the first place.
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No pill "costs," $30,000!!
Replying to @marwilliamson @kthalps
In theory universal healthcare sounds great, but do you actually trust our government to be able to run it? I'm skeptical with so much fraud, waste, and incompetence in everything else that they do.
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I live in Australia and whenever I have visited a hospital - of all the many questions I have have been asked, "how will you pay for it", isnt one of them.
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Sorry but I don't want to participate in that nonsense. I'm good with my insurance.
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We pay 2% of our of our taxable income for Medicare. If you have a heart attack or require any of the big ticket surgeries that occur as you age or from an accident, you will be treated in a top level hospital by a highly qualified specialist for free.
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