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Daily Discussion Thread: 🦔🦡🦚 Thursday 12 December, 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] quokka@aussie.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

I think it will start a lot of conversations that need to be had over there. Some stat I've seen doing the rounds is that Americans paid $12(?) billion out of pocket for cancer treatments last year. UnitedHealthcare alone made $33 billion profit. They could have paid for everyone's cancer treatments in full and still delivered billions in shareholder value. Situation's fucked. Sadly, I suspect that when the buffoon takes office, the momentum will be lost.