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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by whitemary on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:30PM (#35867789)
But I was always assured the US has the greatest healthcare system in the universe because it's privately profited from!
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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by Alupis on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:37PM (#35867849)
Any system predicated on the assumption that all humans are good-willed and eager to sacrifice for others is doomed.

ie. there must be some other incentive for a system, operated by humans, to succeed.

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by whitemary on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:40PM (#35867890)
Capitalism is predicated on profit. I don't know what system you're talking about.
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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by kevviiinn on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:42PM (#35867918)
Just because you're a bad person doesn't mean everyone else is
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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by Alupis on Monday May 08, 2023 @07:16PM (#35868176)
Which proves my point, doesn't it?

If I'm not a good person, your system fails. It literally only takes one...

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by midoridensha on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @05:36AM (#35871913)
The US is the greatest healthcare system, because it's the most profitable (for insurance companies).

Patient outcomes and public health are irrelevant and unimportant; only profit matters.

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