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[–] 69 points 1 year ago (2 children)

NO ONE should have to worry about healthcare, regardless of who they are. If we can give billions of dollars to other countries to wage war, we can fund universal healthcare.

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You mean if we can afford private insurance, we can afford universal healthcare.

    It would cost less in tax dollars than the majority people pay for it now to collectively bargain for lower drug prices. Significantly fewer intermediaries taking a cut and driving up the price of everything.

    Universal healthcare makes social AND economic sense

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No disagreement there for sure, I was just surprised to see she's also affected as we all are. I figured she was wealthy enough for it to not be an issue.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm sorry but Williams has made over US$40 million in just career winnings, not counting anything she might have gained from endorsements, sponsorships, and investments. That's not upper middle class at best.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Nomenclature of upper middle class aside, the wild thing here is that $40m means she’s closer to being homeless than she is to the billionaire wealthy.

    She’s clearly wealthy compared to the average, but her financial concerns actually vaguely resemble that of normal people. She may not care about how much dinner costs, but she is probably acutely aware of her major expenses like housing and medical. $40m is not even close to “fuck you money”.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    To stress, US$40 million is the floor of what we know she's earned from career winnings. She has absolutely earned more money than that when considering sponsorship deals, paid appearances, yadda yadda.

    She absolutely at least had "fuck you" money. If she doesn't anymore, that's just plain irresponsibility.

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