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US man stages $1 bank robbery to get state healthcare (2011) (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Did anyone go "Wtf is wrong with the system" when that show came out? Because I don't remember that happening. Of course I'm from Europe lol

[–] Caffeinated_Sloth@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Everyone in the US who isn’t a finacial apex predator bitches about the medical system. The public murder of a medical insurance executive was a politically unifying event. Change is nearly impossible because we’re being held hostage by media, politicians, and giant corporations who profit from our current system and bitter partisanship.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Nobody likes the system but it's all politicized in one way another depending on your preferred media bubble's spin method, just like anything else.