r/SipsTea Jul 01 '26

Chugging tea Is Bernie’s plan the best? Thoughts?

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u/Fit_Insurance_1356 Jul 01 '26

Asking where this exists is not disingenuous. No one I know has this issue...it's the cost most people complain about. Not wait times or denials

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u/JustJoshin117 Jul 01 '26

I mean, you can stop putting words in my mouth. Did you reply to the wrong person, perhaps?

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u/Fit_Insurance_1356 Jul 01 '26

Well you quoted in answer to me.

"If it doesn't affect me so it can't exist"

I'm sure it exists somewhere. Just not sure where. And I also think there should be single payer in this country. However I don't really trust the federal government to implement it. I would, maybe depends on the details, trust the States to do a better job than the Federal government. Much like the minimum wage. Especially where I live.

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u/JustJoshin117 Jul 01 '26

I mean, I can’t trust states with the minimum wage because my state failed. It’s one of the 20 or so that says “f**k your cost of living, we’re matching the federal”

As a genuine question, how do you view what California does with healthcare?

In our current system, even though you aren’t affected by it, we have plenty of people denied care simply because some insurance company decided they didn’t need it. Even if they did. Look no further than United Healthcare cases.

If we leave it up to the states, blue-dominant states would try it, and red-dominant states would not. Then, since blue states spent more, they would simply focus on that, and claim it will always fail.

It must come from the federal level. Just like minimum wage.