• scarabic@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Kind of the right thing thing for the wrong reasons. Helping people be able to function is of course the goal of a health system.

    But like with everything, the government exists not to look after the interests of the citizenry but to create the right conditions for business.

    I think I first figured that out when I was learning about the governments’ historic treatment of native Americans. They really only sent the army out to the frontier when there was a major business venture being harmed by unrest.