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Anonymous wrote:Gym classes in schools have stopped trying to get kids to participate in physical fitness tests because parents would complain that their child overheated from running too much. In the 80s we were made to run the mile, 50 yd dash, complete calisthenics, pull ups, etc. kids can’t do this today. So now gum class involves simply walking slowly around a track.

Gym class also got rid of sports units since too many kids didn’t know English, had no clue, were out of shape and uncoordinated so the schools didn’t want to embarrass them.

Now they really won’t know jack about volleyball, gymnastics, basketball or badminton skills or rules.

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Anonymous wrote:Because we don't have Universal Healthcare, people get hurt or have substandard care, and then they are unable to work very much.

One of my friends had a spinal stroke, the red state hospital near her completely misdiagnosed her so it took her a while to get help, and then she had to beg for money from friends and relatives until SSDI finally came through for her two years later. 5 years later she is now almost on her way towards physically being able to work part time.

If we had Universal Healthcare, we would tip over. There's not enough money in the world for that.

You have half the population not paying income taxes and you want to dole out free health care to everyone. Seriously, why should anyone bother working at all?

You would have to raise taxes, immediately. If you look at Universal Health Care in European countries, you'll quickly find their tax code is not nearly as progressive as ours. IOW, everyone pays.

Even if you raise taxes, you don't have the medical and health care workers to service the demand, so you would have long wait times. We already have that for medical specialists. You'd have to ration care.

Who the hell is going to wait in line for months-years, while paying a substantial amount of their pay for non-existent health care (non-existent for them, because anytime they call upon it, they're told to wait indefinitely).

Once again, why should anyone bother working at all?



"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

- Marcus Aurelius

Somehow every first world country has figured out how to do Universal Health Care but the United States.

Guess the US isn't so great after all..

If you actually read people's experience with universal healthcare in these countries, it's far from perfect or figured out.
It seems that routine care, yes, universal healthcare works.
Once a person needs specialized care of any type, that's where things don't work so well.
Also people believe specialized care is for only very complex cases and that isn't true.

And the US is subsiding the world healthcare cost I would love to stop doing that, watch universal healthcare fall apart

Yeah, let’s stop our R&D, though even today half of Boston life sciences is funded by China VC funds.

Anonymous wrote:We have normalized obesity and there are a multitude of negative effects from lifelong obesity. I would wager that a large percentage of disabled people are obese and suffering the consequences.

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Anonymous wrote:Because we don't have Universal Healthcare, people get hurt or have substandard care, and then they are unable to work very much.

One of my friends had a spinal stroke, the red state hospital near her completely misdiagnosed her so it took her a while to get help, and then she had to beg for money from friends and relatives until SSDI finally came through for her two years later. 5 years later she is now almost on her way towards physically being able to work part time.

If we had Universal Healthcare, we would tip over. There's not enough money in the world for that.

You have half the population not paying income taxes and you want to dole out free health care to everyone. Seriously, why should anyone bother working at all?

You would have to raise taxes, immediately. If you look at Universal Health Care in European countries, you'll quickly find their tax code is not nearly as progressive as ours. IOW, everyone pays.

Even if you raise taxes, you don't have the medical and health care workers to service the demand, so you would have long wait times. We already have that for medical specialists. You'd have to ration care.

Who the hell is going to wait in line for months-years, while paying a substantial amount of their pay for non-existent health care (non-existent for them, because anytime they call upon it, they're told to wait indefinitely).

Once again, why should anyone bother working at all?



"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

- Marcus Aurelius

Somehow every first world country has figured out how to do Universal Health Care but the United States.

Guess the US isn't so great after all..

If you actually read people's experience with universal healthcare in these countries, it's far from perfect or figured out.
It seems that routine care, yes, universal healthcare works.
Once a person needs specialized care of any type, that's where things don't work so well.
Also people believe specialized care is for only very complex cases and that isn't true.

And the US is subsiding the world healthcare cost I would love to stop doing that, watch universal healthcare fall apart

Anonymous wrote:College students: 38% of them label themselves as disabled:

https://nationaldisabilitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Student-Access-Report-2025-Accessible.pdf

If you remove international students from the survey, the rate is even higher than 38%.

Anonymous wrote:Gym classes in schools have stopped trying to get kids to participate in physical fitness tests because parents would complain that their child overheated from running too much. In the 80s we were made to run the mile, 50 yd dash, complete calisthenics, pull ups, etc. kids can’t do this today. So now gum class involves simply walking slowly around a track.

Anonymous wrote:College students: 38% of them label themselves as disabled:

https://nationaldisabilitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Student-Access-Report-2025-Accessible.pdf

If you remove international students from the survey, the rate is even higher than 38%.

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Anonymous wrote:Because we don't have Universal Healthcare, people get hurt or have substandard care, and then they are unable to work very much.

One of my friends had a spinal stroke, the red state hospital near her completely misdiagnosed her so it took her a while to get help, and then she had to beg for money from friends and relatives until SSDI finally came through for her two years later. 5 years later she is now almost on her way towards physically being able to work part time.

If we had Universal Healthcare, we would tip over. There's not enough money in the world for that.

You have half the population not paying income taxes and you want to dole out free health care to everyone. Seriously, why should anyone bother working at all?

You would have to raise taxes, immediately. If you look at Universal Health Care in European countries, you'll quickly find their tax code is not nearly as progressive as ours. IOW, everyone pays.

Even if you raise taxes, you don't have the medical and health care workers to service the demand, so you would have long wait times. We already have that for medical specialists. You'd have to ration care.

Who the hell is going to wait in line for months-years, while paying a substantial amount of their pay for non-existent health care (non-existent for them, because anytime they call upon it, they're told to wait indefinitely).

Once again, why should anyone bother working at all?



"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

- Marcus Aurelius

Somehow every first world country has figured out how to do Universal Health Care but the United States.

Guess the US isn't so great after all..

If you actually read people's experience with universal healthcare in these countries, it's far from perfect or figured out.
It seems that routine care, yes, universal healthcare works.
Once a person needs specialized care of any type, that's where things don't work so well.
Also people believe specialized care is for only very complex cases and that isn't true.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because we don't have Universal Healthcare, people get hurt or have substandard care, and then they are unable to work very much.

One of my friends had a spinal stroke, the red state hospital near her completely misdiagnosed her so it took her a while to get help, and then she had to beg for money from friends and relatives until SSDI finally came through for her two years later. 5 years later she is now almost on her way towards physically being able to work part time.

If we had Universal Healthcare, we would tip over. There's not enough money in the world for that.

You have half the population not paying income taxes and you want to dole out free health care to everyone. Seriously, why should anyone bother working at all?

You would have to raise taxes, immediately. If you look at Universal Health Care in European countries, you'll quickly find their tax code is not nearly as progressive as ours. IOW, everyone pays.

Even if you raise taxes, you don't have the medical and health care workers to service the demand, so you would have long wait times. We already have that for medical specialists. You'd have to ration care.

Who the hell is going to wait in line for months-years, while paying a substantial amount of their pay for non-existent health care (non-existent for them, because anytime they call upon it, they're told to wait indefinitely).

Once again, why should anyone bother working at all?



"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

- Marcus Aurelius

Somehow every first world country has figured out how to do Universal Health Care but the United States.

Guess the US isn't so great after all..

If you actually read people's experience with universal healthcare in these countries, it's far from perfect or figured out.
It seems that routine care, yes, universal healthcare works.
Once a person needs specialized care of any type, that's where things don't work so well.
Also people believe specialized care is for only very complex cases and that isn't true.

As someone who sees specialists regularly, I have to wait months to see them, especially if I’m a new patient.