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If you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death. (lemmy.world)

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[-] kureta@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago

I agree. I also believe we should take care of that before we go granting them vast additional powers.

completely agreed

Shareholders do. They get a vote. The government is essentially a mutual fund you're legally obligated to buy into.

yes but they vote to maximize profit not overall social benefit

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works -3 points 6 months ago

but they vote to maximize profit not overall social benefit

They're the same people that are voting in elections.

[-] kureta@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago

They are a very small subset of those people, and they are not a proportional representation of all types of people.

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