Yes. I understand what insurance is and how healthcare works, ive paid for it for the past 36 years of my life. Im not defending 'healthcare' It should be illegal but it isnt.
Its called Capitalism. We live in a deomcratic capitalistic republic.
Do you support anarchy and communism too. Leon Czogolz is a hero too? Gavril Princip as well I suppose? And free national healthcare ? Must be a great idea too?
What Im saying is the shooter is a coward. His protest against people dying due to inequities in systemic healthcare is to cowardly ambush this one guy. Not a hero.
It’s
not true capitalism. Insurance companies aren’t held accountable for their denials of care. In a real free market system, they’d face consequences for withholding care, but they don’t. They manipulate the system to eliminate competition across state lines. They impose restrictive rules that only allow plan changes at certain times of the year. On top of that, most people’s choices are limited to whatever their employers offer. I’m sure you already know all this. But, it’s frustrating to see CEOs hide behind the banner of “capitalism” when the health insurance industry isn’t operating in a true free market.
I’ll agree that he’s not exactly a hero, but I don’t think he’s necessarily a coward either. I believe in law and order, and no, it’s not legally justifiable to kill the CEO. That said, I can understand his frustration. Especially if he or someone in his family was denied care for cancer or another serious illness.
