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5. The US needs a universal healthcare system

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 12:41 PM

Oct 2025

that is standardized and affordable with a cap on out of pocket expenses.

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They always do. Srkdqltr Oct 2025 #1

Medicare Part B going from $185 to $206.50 (nt) Jersey Devil Oct 2025 #2

same old same old Timewas Oct 2025 #13

Of course. Along with utilities & internet. SheltieLover Oct 2025 #3

Just shuffling money from one hand to another. republianmushroom Oct 2025 #4

The US needs a universal healthcare system anciano Oct 2025 #5

You are a dreamer dwayneb Oct 2025 #7

+1 leftstreet Oct 2025 #8

A zero out of packet TexLaProgressive Oct 2025 #9

Agree, but I think it needs to be more like a universal health system gulliver Oct 2025 #17

Does nothing to offset drug costs under Part D dwayneb Oct 2025 #6

Those rates always go up usually wiping out any COLA gains Ritabert Oct 2025 #10

Happens every year, long before trump. Silent Type Oct 2025 #11

Wash Rinse Repeat. Traildogbob Oct 2025 #12

At least SS goes up most years. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2025 #14

My husband's NYS employee pension get COLA increase every year. Raftergirl Oct 2025 #15

I keep forgetting that public employees often have very sweet PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2025 #18