Basic Income is often promoted as an idea that will solve inequality and make people less dependent on capitalist employment. However, it will instead aggravate inequality and reduce social programs that benefit the majority of people. At its Winnipeg 2016 Biennial Convention, the Canadian Liberal Party passed a resolution in support of “Basic Income.” The
Awesome! i think there are a lot of people who would love to know how… can you shed any light on how to apply?
i’m guessing you don’t know any German residents that have had health insurance-related difficulties? (i do… including citizens of other EU countries who upon moving to Germany were tricked or forced into the private system and then not allowed to switch back to paying for the public one. At least EU citizens don’t risk deportation if they screw up at the bureaucracy game, but, they too are still not-always-insured and still need to worry about affording health care.)
I agree with you about that! As I said earlier, it does have better outcomes than the US. But that is a far cry from your original statement (No one here needs to “afford health care”. It’s already universal.).
If what Germany has today counts as “universal” by being compulsory, then the US had universal healthcare too (from 2014 to 2019). Also “no one needs to afford” is just… 🤷 🤦
Dude, I’m leaving this discussion. You are actually unable to grasp what it means to live in Germany regarding health care. It’s impossible for you to even imagine it. It’s so far out of your comfort zone that you simply deny reality in order to not have to compare it to the situation of the US.
Damn. The US is a seriously fucked up place regarding health care.