Open Thread | Why Healthcare in America Will Never Get Truly Fixed

The Tennessee Holler
@TheTNHoller
This is a highly under-appreciated and underdiscussed aspect of why the 🇺🇸 oligarchy hates the idea of universal healthcare.

They want us trapped in our jobs. #MedicareForAll
https://x.com/TheTNHoller/status/1870854708010852778

I’m not a fan of Medicare for All. A national public option? Yes. The Medicare age horizon should have been lowered to 55 when the ACA was passed. You can thank Lieberman for it not happening….clown.
But, they are not wrong about this though:

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42 Responses to Open Thread | Why Healthcare in America Will Never Get Truly Fixed

  1. rikyrah says:

    BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA

    Pericles ‘Perry’ Abbasi (@ElectionLegal) posted at 1:03 AM on Mon, Dec 30, 2024:
    I love being lectured on meritocracy by people who come from a country with a caste system
    (https://x.com/ElectionLegal/status/1873626066990064104?t=reH4iZiYulwYjtqj8yPFaA&s=03)

  2. rikyrah says:

    Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) posted at 4:00 PM on Mon, Dec 30, 2024:
    There are now 200,000 publicly available EV charging ports in the U.S.—more than doubled since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration and well on track toward the President’s goal of 500k by the end of the decade.
    (https://x.com/SecretaryPete/status/1873851735040459072?t=0OMTbtIxWXUFTdJxDQ6CjQ&s=03)

  3. rikyrah says:

    Trust Black women *We tried to tell you* (@NicolasEdny) posted at 7:48 PM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:
    Yall continue to vote for the Kkklan but expect Black People to rescue y’all when white supremacy comes for you.
    We are tired.
    We are out!
    Save yourselves!
    (https://x.com/NicolasEdny/status/1873546754068758671?t=XKSug7kw-ZKYYfyysntHEQ&s=03)

  4. rikyrah says:

    DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS

    Black Therapist & Coach 💕 (@NicoleLewisLCSW) posted at 8:34 PM on Mon, Dec 30, 2024:
    -Chronic forgetfulness.
    -Poor time management.
    -Fatigue and lack of energy.
    -Changes in sleep patterns.
    -Procrastination and restlessness.
    -Withdrawal from social situations.
    -Loss of interest in hobbies or activities.
    -Negative self-talk and low self-esteem.
    -Excessive spending or changes in eating habits.
    -Chronic pain, headaches, or digestive issues without a clear medical cause.
    (https://x.com/NicoleLewisLCSW/status/1873920567012700662?s=02)

  5. rikyrah says:

    Marcus Johnson (@MarcusJ_3194) posted at 10:14 PM on Mon, Dec 30, 2024:
    In case folks have forgotten,

    1. There’s a reason we (President Jimmy Carter) gave Panama control of the Panama Canal. No we cannot just demand it back.

    2. Imposing a tax on Canada will not lead to them paying the US more money.

    3. A tech billionaire advocating for
    (https://x.com/MarcusJ_3194/status/1873945832967311474?t=jel2j9E-8cUo7KaFeZKBwg&s=03)

  6. rikyrah says:

    SCAM
    SCAM
    SCAM

    ProPublica (@propublica) posted at 5:07 AM on Tue, Dec 31, 2024:
    New: Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, academic performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices. https://t.co/urDkq6UabN
    (https://x.com/propublica/status/1874049810761666897?t=arFlY7gHit7R2qYcyTJ6oA&s=03)

  7. rikyrah says:

    Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) posted at 0:28 PM on Mon, Dec 30, 2024:
    The cult trashes Vivek & Elon for days on H-1Bs. Then Trump sides with E&V and the cult goes silent.

    The cult trashes Mike Johnson for weeks over the CR. Then Trump sides with Johnson and the cult goes silent.

    I guess they just believe what Trump tells them to believe.
    (https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1873798275490591212?t=pVpkrC1mkCVMX7Ah9h5ANw&s=03)

  8. rikyrah says:

    Donald Trump is a white DEI hire (@Needle_of_Arya) posted at 10:43 AM on Mon, Dec 30, 2024:
    Senator Brian Schatz really did insidiously insult Black people and then refuse to say a got-dam thing more on social media for a while
    (https://x.com/Needle_of_Arya/status/1873771949035577387?t=w46w-ZWnSueBMJbdC1Zkxg&s=03)

  9. rikyrah says:

    Armand Domalewski (@ArmandDoma) posted at 11:31 PM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    kinda disappointed not many prominent Democrats took this chance to stand up for Indian and Asian American communities, high skill immigration is massively popular in those cohorts and this was an easy lay up
    (https://x.com/ArmandDoma/status/1873240407318118886?t=70xrUebHzcHJhZlY-KpM3w&s=03)

    Eugene (@real_agyei) posted at 2:38 AM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:
    Hard disagree. The Democrat’s position on immigration is no mystery. They stand up for *all* immigrants. The Indian and Asian American communities know this. And since when did Democrats become the umpires of internal MAGA fights/policy disagreements?
    (https://x.com/real_agyei/status/1873287516666929393?t=tiSOQeSHFj8aMhuoZWhXyQ&s=03)

  10. rikyrah says:

    Donald Trump is a white DEI hire (@Needle_of_Arya) posted at 4:27 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    so when I said that newcomer families (from anywhere outside the world’s European/European descent-majority countries who got here after the immigration laws were relaxed in 1965) have no handle on white American racism, this is what I mean

    they gotta learn the hard way
    (https://x.com/Needle_of_Arya/status/1872771307999572137?s=02)

  11. rikyrah says:

    Darvio Morrow (@DTheKingpin) posted at 7:32 AM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    Two of the biggest pushers of the “DEI hysteria” were Vivek and Elon. And they (along with others) made people actually believe that there was this wave of Black people who were getting jobs that we didn’t deserve. It was never true. Statistically other groups benefitted FAR more from DEI than Black people. But they convinced you otherwise and (some of) you went along with it. Now Vivek tells you that if you care about American jobs going to American workers, that’s the equivalent to DEI.

    Do you see how much of a SCAM the hysteria was the entire time? Instead of having conversations about legitimate concerns with “DEI” as currently understood, they weaponized many of you against the entire IDEA of diversity and inclusion. Only to turn around and tell you that you don’t deserve a seat at the table either. Black people are always a canary in the coal mine. Elites will abuse you the same way they abuse us. It never fails. Get it through your heads. Either we win together or we lose together. Wake up.
    (https://x.com/DTheKingpin/status/1872636564431364442?s=02)

  12. rikyrah says:

    NO lie told.

    They were LITERALLY only able to immigrate because of the Civil Rights Movement.
    Before it, Immigration to America had basically a WHITES ONLY on it for about a century.

    Tiff4Mahogany_44 🇺🇸 NATO MEMBER (@tiff4mahogany) posted at 7:11 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    The only reason Indians are over is because black folks fought for civil rights, but y’all come over here thinking white folks invited you because you work hard.

    White folks have never liked people because they worked hard.

    You should be respecting us.
    (https://x.com/tiff4mahogany/status/1872812681272660089?s=02)

  13. rikyrah says:

    i am minding my business from 25-28 😏😏 (@reesetheone1) posted at 7:05 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    They are GASLIGHTING folks.

    The best way to get folks to MAGA is make them anti immigration.

    If black and Latino folks think they have a shot at silicon valley they’ll turn on AAPI folks.
    (https://x.com/reesetheone1/status/1872811019304845484?s=02)

  14. rikyrah says:

    LOL

    Legendary Nobody (@WiseTakes) posted at 11:35 AM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    Black Americans are already underrepresented in big tech so the Caucasians know exactly who Elon and Vivek were talking to and they know who these opportunities will be taken away from.

    Maybe they should stop whining, work harder, and fix their culture. https://t.co/bNHo9QmHaE
    (https://x.com/WiseTakes/status/1872697878034170162?s=02)

  15. rikyrah says:

    Minding My Black Business (@lacadri34) posted at 4:43 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    Black people, should we prep the people of color for Jim Crow 2.0 or no? It’s the finding out phase of them learning that Billy Bob and them ain’t impressed with the being a model minority nonsense.
    (https://x.com/lacadri34/status/1872775266575237385?s=02)

  16. rikyrah says:

    Sons of Killmonger & Disciple of Dark Brandon (@2Strong2Silence) posted at 7:04 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    There are going to be some new rules enforced in 2025. First one:
    You don’t get to love & profit off of black culture & hate black people.
    (https://x.com/2Strong2Silence/status/1872810702437793848?s=02)

  17. rikyrah says:

    Covie (@covie_93) posted at 5:17 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    Hate when lawmakers do this. She should resign and then a special election held with her running as the Republican candidate…the ppl of her district elected a Democrat.

    Florida Democratic lawmaker switches to Republican Party. https://t.co/x3U7Wwt5Xg
    (https://x.com/covie_93/status/1872783791900770656?s=02)

  18. rikyrah says:

    Nina Burleigh (@ninaburleigh) posted at 11:45 AM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    Sargent: “A hallmark of MAGA is corruptly selective governance in the interests of MAGA nation and expressly against those who are designated MAGA’s enemies, U.S. citizens included.”
    In other words, red states keep their cheap undocumented labor.
    (https://x.com/ninaburleigh/status/1872700349917852066?s=02)

  19. rikyrah says:

    Kenny BooYah! 🖖🏾 (@KwikWarren) posted at 6:48 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    Election Day…
    Millions of angry, working class white voters: “US Govt gives undeserving blacks, Mexicans&gays too many freebies!”

    Dec 27th…
    Millions of scared working class white voters: “Please Mr. trump, dont take away all the freebies the US Govt gives2us poor white folks!”
    (https://x.com/KwikWarren/status/1872806900775174456?s=02)

  20. rikyrah says:

    kay (@jasimisinclair) posted at 9:37 AM on Thu, Dec 26, 2024:
    Doesn’t matter if the black female character has the most chemistry with the male lead. It doesn’t matter if their love story was planned from the beginning/canon. #They will always find some random white character to ship instead even if doesn’t make sense.
    (https://x.com/jasimisinclair/status/1872305718180876537?t=NYykliBEKMdE2FG3zED-zg&s=03)

  21. rikyrah says:

    Veronica Escobar (@vgescobar) posted at 9:11 AM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    Project 2025 lays out a clear attack on legal immigration.

    Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Tom Holman all told you what they were planning on doing.

    That you didn’t pay attention is a whole different issue.
    (https://x.com/vgescobar/status/1873023862574858520?t=lTKtRPfle5I6SIPO0P_1kw&s=03)

  22. rikyrah says:

    Anna K. Gorisch (@AnnaGorisch) posted at 7:03 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    I officially regret my vote for Trump.

    Nobody said anything on the campaign trail about attacking legal immigrants or tossing out H-1B employees.

    The top 0.1% means EB-1As only. O-1s are of extremely limited value as an employment visa. I’m in favor of reform, but this is a
    (https://x.com/AnnaGorisch/status/1872810587274506412?t=Xz9cD7FEYsGFzLfesWQI5w&s=03)

    @ThatAlvaJohnson.bsky.social 🪷 💎🥂 👏🏾 (@ThatAlvaJohnson) posted at 9:39 AM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    So the racism was ok against legal Haitians, DACA, birth right citizens, Black Americans and cops having impunity to kill without consequences, antisemitism against Jewish people, Ukraines sovereignty, Mexicans as rapists, children murdered at school for gun lovers, women dying in childbirth or abortion restrictions, the disabled mocked, veterans who fought called suckers, rape and secual addault victims demonized…..but Indians who voted to support all of this to align with Apartheid era South Africans are where you draw the line?

    Enjoy the fruits of your labor. You voted for our oppression and for theirs as well.

    (https://x.com/ThatAlvaJohnson/status/1873030902034399299?t=rlaeirnUKPNQ-o2q0DqNjQ&s=03)

  23. rikyrah says:

    Donald Trump is a white DEI hire (@Needle_of_Arya) posted at 11:31 AM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    y’all need to start paying more attention to the DSA districts on the West Coast whose members are funded by area tech bros: Ro Khanna in California, Pramilla Jayapal in Washington State, et al
    (https://x.com/Needle_of_Arya/status/1873059282746515880?t=DE4RnDQ0snVuJWm4S94CnA&s=03)

  24. rikyrah says:

    D’Epitomee of Democratic Shills 🐝🖤🧡💛 (@epitomee) posted at 1:40 PM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    Gavin just lost his presidential bid in one tweet. Yt no college WWC hate immigrants. That’s what these two terms of the 🍊 dumpster fire is about
    (https://x.com/epitomee/status/1873091589419221463?t=jU3Fa3vOw00T4QmvfwzqwQ&s=03)

  25. rikyrah says:

    BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA

    D’Epitomee of Democratic Shills 🐝🖤🧡💛 (@epitomee) posted at 1:36 PM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    Non Black immigrants windmilling on this app for the last week has been quite interesting. Them finding out that they n*ggas too has been hilarious. Their antiBlackness got them thinking they were entitled to the front of the bus 😂😂😂
    (https://x.com/epitomee/status/1873090715192049702?t=V2fxwTQTcXrQ1vf5Cjfv6A&s=03)

  26. rikyrah says:

    Amene (@Ange_Amene) posted at 2:38 PM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    It’s a harsh thing to say and put into action but Democrats don’t gain anything from immigration.

    Those people are raising conservative NON WHITES.

    Let them take this L.

    And let’s watch them FALL. Hard.
    (https://x.com/Ange_Amene/status/1873106187379707911?t=fF4QXeE1IRxEVR3temtPBw&s=03)

  27. rikyrah says:

    Tony Michaels 🎙 (@thetonymichaels) posted at 2:06 PM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    MAGA v Elon Tech Bros: When you realize the guy building rockets for billionaires doesn’t care about your backyard BBQ. Musk didn’t buy Twitter for free speech—he bought it for his speech. MAGA got played, and now the tech bros are muting them. https://t.co/csOSrl7FLv
    (https://x.com/thetonymichaels/status/1873098226586533908?t=QkT5InmY8M0FboFWvUkNDg&s=03)

  28. rikyrah says:

    River Page (@river_is_nice) posted at 2:37 PM on Fri, Dec 27, 2024:
    If we adopted Asian grindset as our national ethos American cultural dominance throughout the world would immediately end. Almost nobody raised by a “tiger mom” is making good movies, music, writing well, etc. The computers are fast enough, we need art.
    (https://x.com/river_is_nice/status/1872743668299513887?t=ALUIZSnvtVNi89-suVucTQ&s=03)

  29. rikyrah says:

    SOMEONE posting that they didn’t think that the MAGA base was about anti-H1B visas.

    this is a response:

    Alex Danvers (@AlexDanvers2017) posted at 3:53 PM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    The man wants to end birthright citizenship and specifically panders to white nationalists. How did you not know?

    They were waving “MASS DEPORTATIONS NOW” signs at the RNC and everything. Did you honestly think they didn’t mean your clients, too?
    (https://x.com/AlexDanvers2017/status/1873125123060093285?s=02)

  30. rikyrah says:

    CoffeyTimeNews (@CoffeyTimeNews) posted at 4:32 PM on Sat, Dec 28, 2024:
    It’s official.

    Trump just bowed to Musk.

    They no longer need you #Maga.

    How does that make you feel? https://t.co/vKBYJS1CRY
    (https://x.com/CoffeyTimeNews/status/1873134854008955206?s=02)

  31. rikyrah says:

    KAMALA NATION (@KamalaNation) posted at 0:10 PM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:
    Tired of hearing from clout chasing so called Democratic strategists on why we “lost.”
    It’s simple: 90 million couldn’t be bothered to vote and/or not ready for a black, South Asian woman to lead the country ruled by patriarchal society for years. End of story.
    (https://x.com/KamalaNation/status/1873431386553806885?t=J4mxmt8F-tiy7Y50_Ssz6g&s=03)

  32. rikyrah says:

    Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) posted at 8:28 AM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:
    The attacker yelled at the reporter “This is Trump’s America now!” Then chased him back to this TV studio, ran the reporter down as he tried to get into the door, and strangled him until he could no longer breathe.

    Not an unimportant story. https://t.co/U6Jaao4DmV
    (https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1873375649609458018?t=8VS30kZuFZWkFaGlOU9Q0w&s=03)

  33. rikyrah says:

    LOVE THIS

    philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) posted at 6:40 PM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:
    A group of retired Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they’ve also built a community here

    “We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”

    https://t.co/dOuN8MZXtQ
    (https://x.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1873529604335661089?t=8UHRhg7hp5pp-G3sSCGcfw&s=03)

  34. rikyrah says:

    LOL

    chris evans (@notcapnamerica) posted at 7:31 PM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:
    You guys always get on here and ask these questions and the answer is always racism but you still want to act brand new.
    (https://x.com/notcapnamerica/status/1873542435592360372?t=YH8pt8CSExnmYWRlDqKi6g&s=03)

  35. rikyrah says:

    Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) posted at 9:12 AM on Wed, Dec 25, 2024:
    Los Angeles is reporting its first human H5N1 case. H5N1 & H1N1 was detected in Silicon Valley wastewater. A bunch of kids have H5N1. 84 human cases have been reported in 15 states, & 5 new states reported cases in December. Nothing to see here! We will be forced to work &… https://t.co/LwzrmVDdY9
    (https://x.com/LauraMiers/status/1871936979845218770?s=02)

  36. rikyrah says:

    Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) posted at 3:59 AM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:

    russia is apparently planning to cut or damage cables in the Baltic Sea again – a ship of the russian shadow fleet near the Finnish border is carrying out strange maneuvers.

    A patrol ship of the Finnish Navy is sailing alongside this ship to immediately stop any provocations from the russian Federation.

    Finally close the Baltic Sea to russian terrorists.

    https://t.co/q1xdSOEmIl
    (https://x.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/1873307953144430849?s=02)

  37. rikyrah says:

    DAPPER DON DHARSHI • K A M I L • (@SoloFlow786) posted at 2:23 PM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:
    I am fluent in right-wing terminology. Let me define a few words for you:

    DEI- the N-word.
    CRT- Black History.
    Woke- diversity and inclusion.
    Prolife- forced birth.
    School choice- defunded public schools.
    Right to Work- the end of union wages.
    Liberty- guns and ammo
    (https://x.com/SoloFlow786/status/1873464864133501098?s=02)

  38. rikyrah says:

    Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) posted at 9:21 PM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:

    Elon Musk didn’t build his empire on an H1B visa.

    He slipped into the U.S. on a student visa he never intended to use, violating its terms to work and establish his foothold.

    His revisionist tale of humble beginnings isn’t just about shaping his image—it’s a calculated effort to dodge scrutiny, avoid deportation, and sidestep the financial and legal fallout of his immigration violations.

    https://t.co/M4DGfqP2NS
    (https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1873570070162804988?s=02)

  39. rikyrah says:

    RIP

    Chicago Breaking News (@ChicagoBreaking) posted at 7:27 AM on Mon, Dec 30, 2024:
    Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87 https://t.co/YPk2cragVT
    (https://x.com/ChicagoBreaking/status/1873722529656750503?t=pkugFH07D0VhorE8kmjmRg&s=03)

  40. rikyrah says:

    Hey, Dave! (@davegreenidge57) posted at 8:17 AM on Sun, Dec 29, 2024:
    We all know that Musk was in the country illegally. But what you may not know is how he was caught. He and his brother, Kimbal, applied for a business loan. It was the bank that discovered that they were both illegals, meaning the disclosure forms they signed were fraudulent.
    (https://x.com/davegreenidge57/status/1873372663005303021?t=wk8Ikgg5PE7WwC4kaRHP-A&s=03)

  41. rikyrah says:

    scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 8:04 AM on Mon, Dec 30, 2024:
    So weird how the Paper of Record buried stories like the strong U.S. economy and the plummeting crime rate until AFTER the election 🤔 https://t.co/BxOXMgXHu5
    (https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1873732004841419016?t=GFfzJDVupQpYZitMLFEaDQ&s=03)

  42. rikyrah says:

    Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊

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