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How about medical debt?

Seems many of you are against cancelling student loan debt out of some misplaced sense of pride or something. But how about medical debt?
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Gleen · 22-25, M
Education and healthcare should be free, it benefits society.
NoahB · 26-30, M
@Gleen more and more people are saying this!
@Gleen I support the free healthcare.
Gleen · 22-25, M
@HopelessGuy Good, you’re halfway there.
CantExplain · 61-69, M
@Gleen hahaha, with that mind-set, there won’t be any funds left by the time you get to 30. No social security; no Medicare - nothing left for your generation
NoahB · 26-30, M
@CantExplain that’s where it’s heading already under this system
Gleen · 22-25, M
@CantExplain It’s common knowledge that free education boosts the economy, not hinders it, and universal healthcare is cheaper than single payer, paying higher taxes is a better alternative than paying crooked insurance companies, who often are the reason why healthcare is more expensive.
33person · 26-30, M
@Gleen People will always be able to make counterarguments because no system is perfect. But certain counterarguments are no good, like, "Oh, it will cost the government X amount of money." What matters is what it costs the TAXPAYERS. The taxpayers will pay for healthcare, whether they pay that money to the government or to private insurance companies and hospitals, etc. What matters is how much money the taxpayers have to pay. People need to understand that and have the debate within those bounds. Remember, the government's money comes from the taxpayers, a point that these people seem to remember quite well in other scenarios.