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0 pointsAnimalMuppet6y ago0 comments

I was just going in for a routine eye exam to update my prescription. The guy said, "The good news is that we can skip the rest of the exam." The bad news is that I had cataracts.

The same thing happens with people with glaucoma, or macular degeneration, or...

Being able to see is a really big deal. Catching stuff that can make you blind rather abruptly is a big deal. On the other hand, as you say, being able to afford to get a prescription and glasses that fit them is also a big deal.

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jelliclesfarm6y ago

Health and food should be accessible to all and shouldn’t be subject to profiteering.

Labour should be compensated fairly but it should be subsidized from demand side by boosting purchasing power rather than supply side subsidies. This is of course more true for food/Ag than healthcare...but I feel it can be applicable to healthcare industry too.

cannonedhamster6y ago

Demand side subsidies have never lowered prices in the US as far as I'm aware. The latest Trump tax breaks, the Kansas tax breaks, and pretty much every time you goose demand side they pocket the money as profit and keep charging the same. Why should they decrease their profits if the government gives them free money?

jelliclesfarm6y ago

While formulating a solution, it would require some enforcement. Resigning to past fates will get us nowhere.

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0 pointsAnimalMuppet6y ago0 comments

I was just going in for a routine eye exam to update my prescription. The guy said, "The good news is that we can skip the rest of the exam." The bad news is that I had cataracts.

The same thing happens with people with glaucoma, or macular degeneration, or...

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jelliclesfarm6y ago

Health and food should be accessible to all and shouldn’t be subject to profiteering.

cannonedhamster6y ago

jelliclesfarm6y ago

While formulating a solution, it would require some enforcement. Resigning to past fates will get us nowhere.

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