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Timeflyer

(3,615 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:00 PM Wednesday

Trekkies, SciFi nerds--Star Trek Voyager, season 7, episode 5, "Critical Care," previewed the coming US healthcare.

Spoiler alert--rationed health care, based on the economic worth of the patient.

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Trekkies, SciFi nerds--Star Trek Voyager, season 7, episode 5, "Critical Care," previewed the coming US healthcare. (Original Post) Timeflyer Wednesday OP

Thst was a great (terrible) episode! electric_blue68 Wednesday #1

This reminds me a bit area51 Thursday #2

electric_blue68

(25,557 posts)

1. Thst was a great (terrible) episode!

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Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:36 PM

Wednesday

I watch the reruns on Pluto TV.

area51

(12,551 posts)

2. This reminds me a bit

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Thu Dec 18, 2025, 03:24 PM

Thursday

of the Firefly episode "Safe", where the Shepherd Book character is denied healthcare by the govt. until his bona fides show he's "worth saving".

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