Well, you don't know how rotten the industry is.
Your moral social-darwinism just enriches a couple of suits, nothing more, instead of spreading the costs you could very well start by making sure the costs are not inflated.
x2..x5 multiplier is always applied to any ambulance bill as far as I'm aware. I worked in that industry.
This shit is exactly the problem with capitalism and capitalists.
I've seen as long as I've been alive, "Communism killed hundreds of millions!!!" breathless claims.
When Capitalism kills, oh wait, it never does! Its always "bad individual choices", and never a review of the terrible for-profit system that caused it to begin with.
> Making poor medical choices that prioritize your own well-being over the financial solvency of those you care for, those around you, is a shitty thing to do.
And there it is. The system is highly predatory as intentioned. But the system is just part of capitalism, so its OK. But 'YOUR CHOICES' are the one that's bad, aka blame redirection.
And guess what? More and more people are seeing behind this facade that capitalism is good. Socialism is better. We're tired of being extracted, used up, and thrown away. Its why I'm also part of DSA. I'm done with this individual blame for systemic shit.
I'm amazed that in ~450 comments, the word "capitalism" is mentioned in just one - yours - and you've been downvoted for criticizing it!
It seems even a group that purports to be rational critical thinkers don't want to be rational critical thinkers to the extent of looking into the root causes.
Your argument leads me to assume you think everything that causes to someone need an ambulance is the result of their choices.
Victim of a violent crime? You shouldn't have left your house.
Run over by someone else? You shouldn't have left your house.
Caught an infectious disease? You shouldn't have left your house.
Fell down the stairs? Why were you in your house!?! Don't you know how dangerous it is?!?
Well, you don't know how rotten the industry is. Your moral social-darwinism just enriches a couple of suits, nothing more, instead of spreading the costs you could very well start by making sure the costs are not inflated.
x2..x5 multiplier is always applied to any ambulance bill as far as I'm aware. I worked in that industry.
This shit is exactly the problem with capitalism and capitalists.
I've seen as long as I've been alive, "Communism killed hundreds of millions!!!" breathless claims.
When Capitalism kills, oh wait, it never does! Its always "bad individual choices", and never a review of the terrible for-profit system that caused it to begin with.
> Making poor medical choices that prioritize your own well-being over the financial solvency of those you care for, those around you, is a shitty thing to do.
And there it is. The system is highly predatory as intentioned. But the system is just part of capitalism, so its OK. But 'YOUR CHOICES' are the one that's bad, aka blame redirection.
And guess what? More and more people are seeing behind this facade that capitalism is good. Socialism is better. We're tired of being extracted, used up, and thrown away. Its why I'm also part of DSA. I'm done with this individual blame for systemic shit.
Even the Soviets had a label for people who are a drain on society. You can’t run a country pretending everyone makes good choices.
And yet, somehow, not every country that has offered free ambulance rides has fallen into financial ruin.
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I'm amazed that in ~450 comments, the word "capitalism" is mentioned in just one - yours - and you've been downvoted for criticizing it!
It seems even a group that purports to be rational critical thinkers don't want to be rational critical thinkers to the extent of looking into the root causes.
We should go further with this and require troops to pay for their own medevac. /s
Well, if what I've read is true it's already sort of a practice in russian army.
Go ask SF troops what the PJs require from them if they get saved by a PJ (a branded tattoo on your ass).
I’m sure plenty of those soldiers would rather pay some money for the evac instead of a lifelong ass tat.
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