They believe rights are a pie. And if someone else gets a piece of that pie, they will somehow end up with less pie.
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abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 1 day agoThe problem is there’s a false scarcity. Healthcare is expensive for people in the US right now, so the idea of paying for someone else’s healthcare via universal healthcare doesn’t sound like a good thing, it sounds like taking the money you need for your healthcare to pay for someone else’s.
It’s NOT like that, but people have it in their heads that it is. And it’s very hard to change a made up mind when there are people rallying against it to protect their own private interests.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That’s no reason to not have universal healthcare.
Sure, some people think as you describe, but they are the minority. We’re supposed to be a representative democracy.
90% of Democrats want universal healthcare. 70% of Independents want universal healthcare. Even 40% of Republicans want universal healthcare.
(many polls, pick your favorite)
abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh no I totally agree with you. Not saying it justifies it or even that the math makes sense, but it feels that a lot of times when you have people who dissent against universal healthcare the reason I stated is why.