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Re:Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030 by closeparen on Saturday April 07, 2018 @03:45PM (#16782459)
We lack universal healthcare in this country because the value system shared by approximately half of voters rejects it. This is not Elites vs. The People. Conservativism is a real thing that vast numbers of voters really believe in. Curtailing the power of elites sounds great, but what you are actually talking about is curtailing the power of vast swaths of the population.
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Re:Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030 by RealityVoid on Saturday April 07, 2018 @04:24PM (#16782712)
I think a point can be made that most of those voters rejecting universal health care are persuaded to do so by the very interests of those very wealthy.
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