• FahrenheitGhost@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Didn’t read the article, but I’m just going to take a wild guess… Greed.

    Edit: Read the article. I didn’t think I’d ever agree with Hawley. Also… Yep. Greed.

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      I didn’t think I’d ever agree with Hawley

      Hawley represents the future of the Republican party, in my opinion: populist conservatism that is willing to bend on party orthodoxy on how taxes and regulations shouldn’t be captured by big corporate interests, but is just completely abhorrent on cultural issues (and whether the government should be involved in those issues).

      In an earlier political era, there would be opportunities for cross-party dialogue on the issues that the parties have deemed non-partisan (where divisions don’t fall within party lines and party leadership doesn’t care that their members hold a diversity of views on), but the number of issues that fall within that category have plummeted in the last 20 years.

  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com
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    10 hours ago

    Because America is a disgusting excuse for a society where profits come before human life

    It’s truly horrific that people die from perfectly treatable diseases

    People ration insulin, for heaven’s sake…

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    9 hours ago

    Because we’re stupidly paying middleman insurance companies before we pay healthcare companies. Oh also because those two industries are in cahoots to maximize profits at the expense of our health. Didn’t read the article but seems like common sense.

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Because it helps our GDP which makes us feel like a rich country.

    Not unlike buying a super expensive car while your kids go hungry.

    Clown society.