RE: Universal Health Care
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We in the UK love our NHS, but it needs defending from forces who want to break it up. People should not have to fear falling ill just because they cannot afford care. We have private options too that people can choose to use.
I reckon all political systems are bad at the extremes. We have seen experiments in communism/socialism go wrong. Unbridled capitalism would also be bad. Most societies are a mix of these with taxes paying for social goods such as fire and garbage services as well as public amenities. I was reading about Finland that has very low homelessness and a happy population with more equality. I don't think it is anywhere near communism. To see the allegations thrown at some Democrats of such tendencies is laughable. It is fearmongering and should be called out.
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I agree 100%. The vast majority of the people are not in the extreme, but we - at least in the USA - seem to have a pendulum that swings from one end to the other, and when it swings far to the right, we see what dangers unbridled capitalism bring, definitely.
There are plenty of reasons for it, but the only solution I personally can ever think of is to improve education, yet when education itself is distrusted, we end up with a continual spiral.
The extremists will try to control the agenda by discrediting other sources of information (fake news!). I saw someone saying that if you have ten sources saying someone and one (of possibly unknown reputation) saying otherwise then it is the latter you should question more thoroughly.
Most people are not particularly political. They just want a decent life and can be swayed by empty political promises. Generally difficult problems do not have easy answers.
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ENGAGEtokens.