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Vilgot Huhn's avatar

I am also European and related to this post a lot. What I find most fascinating about the manifesto is this part: ”Obviously the problem is more complex, but I do not have space, and frankly I do not pretend to be the most qualified person to lay out the full argument.”

Somehow the guy is not that confident he has a complete grasp of the problem, yet is confident enough to commit murder!? A natural conclusion is that this guy’s bar for how sure you have to be before committing Murder is way lower than it should be. Scary stuff, when you think about it, and scary to see his fans replicate the same vibes-based analysis.

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American Wanderer's avatar

I think the best argument in favor is that since consumers have no choice in health insurer it is evil to take advantage of that market power by skimping on claims and overcharging premiums such that profit is elevated.

My opinion would be very different if it was the CEO of Aetna that was shot. UHC seems particularly bad and seems to give its customers a particularly bad deal. As for where the line is, I'm not exactly sure, but I think you can make a coherent defense.

A lot of people were pushing the angle that UHC has killed people by denying lifesaving medicine, but I've seen no numbers or even singular anecdotes to back this up.

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