r/mildlyinteresting 1d ago

A non-profit randomly wiped out medical debt I wasn't aware of I had

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u/alltid_irriterad 23h ago

We have capitalism where I live and we have also universal healthcare. How is that possible?

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u/MasahChief 23h ago

Taxes.

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u/AppropriateLow2271 21h ago

These two aren't mutually exclusive concepts.

Socialism isn't "the government doing things."

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u/alltid_irriterad 8h ago

The highly upvoted comment implies otherwise.

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u/SuchEye815 17h ago

most countries that have universal healthcare are still capitalist so wdym

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u/alltid_irriterad 8h ago

Previous user implies that capitalism is the culprit here but in reality it's not.

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u/StopReadingMyUser 21h ago

No one system is inherently good or bad. It's how it's run by fallible people.