On the politics of ransom, and why there is no substitute for free universal healthcare.

  • theluddite
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Not a great headline (Current Affairs seems to do this a lot).

    The actual argument presented is that medical debt forgiveness drives are actually harmful. It was once a kind of gimmick to both give people immediate relief, but also shed light on the industry (they reference John Oliver, for example), but now that it has become very popular, it’s actively funding medical debt collectors.