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The issue is, at least in the US, if we ban PE/VC from healthcare, who is going to do it?

Americans are deeply divided on the big bad guvmit

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>Americans are deeply divided on the big bad guvmit

But insurance companies are a-ok

Socialism is ok as long as it doesnt benefit minorities.

Like bank bailouts and farm grants.

The same way they ran before PE and VC

I have hope that the newer generations don’t align with “big bad guvmit”, and there’s been enough negative experiences (direct and indirect) with healthcare that people will vote for alternatives.

Also, I am saddened by the shared anxiety of healthcare in US (availability while jobless, f*** by big bills, lack of care, etc). The raw amount of shared mental stress must contribute to lower lifespans :(

My impression on the newer generation is either socialist or republican with little in between.

I suspect many republicans are much more pro-socialism than they realize if you don't use the term socialism.

A lot of people who got the bad side of healthcare system are not there to tell the story. Or they wont have capacity or money to have kids, etc.

Also poor people who having serious health problems dont have time to be politically active.

What's wrong with private practices again? Personally I prefer them but (purely my own impression) it seems like they are dwindling.

> What's wrong with private practices again?

Administrative overhead. And some things resist it, e.g. ERs.

I think that's going to depend on the operation. Also where I said "private" I should have included "small group" as well.

Fair point about emergency medicine. I meant healthcare (and also veterinary, dental, etc) in general. But I suppose there are some exceptions where the model doesn't fit so well.

are they? it's mostly boomers plus the ones that corpo-owned social media are able to hit

look at the F500 list and note how many healthcare companies are in the top 50 (even top 10), then ask yourself how much they could spend on marketing

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