"Healthy people cost less

[argals@mstdn.ca]

"Healthy people cost less.
Educated people contribute more.
Housed people are more stable.

...in a healthy society there are no "undeserving".
There are just people."

[baloouriza@social.tulsa.ok.us]

@argals Republicans should be housed in prisons until properly disposed of, tho.

[falcennial@mastodon.social]

@argals common sense feels like cool, clean water hydrating my face.

good faith social democracy is the only valid type of government. all other "government" types are inherently corrupt.

the crazy thing is... just do what these folks do.

[kirch@tilde.zone]

@argals reminds me of:

“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transport. It is where the rich walk and where they use bikes. We should create cities where rich and poor meet as equals: in parks, on the sidewalks, on public transport.”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World’s Happiest People

[dbattistella@mstdn.ca]

@argals True, also,

Healthy people are less vulnerable.
Educated people have more options.
Housed people are braver.

A sick society wants its populace oppressed and fearful. They're easier to control.

[ildiavolorosso@sfba.social]

@argals There are plenty of undeserving. We just call them “billionaires”

[ferrix@mastodon.online]

@argals @soatok also regardless, means testing is always cumbersome and expensive to administer.

The most efficient way to help everyone who deserves it is to help everyone.

[spiegelmama@infosec.exchange]

@ferrix @argals @soatok I will shout that every time it's applicable. Thank you so much for saving me the effort! Means testing is a scam set up to discourage qualified people from applying.

[cavyherd@wandering.shop]

@dbattistella @argals

Friend of mine came back from the Netherlands after visiting family, & told me about a meeting he sat in on with some of wife's colleagues & their management. Friend was boggling at how colleagues were just taking the •piss• out of mgmt for some stupid decision.

My immediate thought: "That's socialized healthcare for you."