Full Frontal Rewind: How We Destroyed Health Care | Full Frontal on TBS

[@jesseyules]

The wait time is based on need here in Canada. If you're waiting it means some else who is dying is ahead of you in line. My appendix bust in 2009, and I had surgery the same day. Total bill: $0.

[@SharkLizard]

Right? When my retina detached I got into surgery in less than three days but I waited six months for my gallbladder removal because it wasn't urgent. I have no objection to any of that, especially considering either issue would have bankrupted me in the States.

[@lynnefox4892]

And arguing that America's system doesn't result in long wait times is purely delusional. I have been waiting to see a neurologist since November for tingling and numbness in my hands.

[@wesleyfreeman5918]

i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here i hate it here

[@snowfolk]

I had a minor eye infection. The visit to the doctor's office lasted less than 10 minutes. He wrote a prescription for an eye ointment which cost about $8. The bill was nearly $2,000 (I did contest it since I had a very high deductible on my insurance, but that is another story of extensive paperwork, time wasted, frustration, and, ultimately, exhaustion). My wife, a Canadian, broke her wrist while we were in Canada. So, we went to the hospital and the bill was $0. There was no paperwork. She went to the hospital, they set her wrist, and that was that, except for the follow-up checks which were also free. It was fast, efficient, and free. Oh yes, if she wanted a pink cast instead of the standard white one, that would have cost $10, but she opted for the white one. So, there were options. Lesson learnt: marrying a Canadian might be the best investment you will ever make.

[@christinamammolito8887]

Ru Fus, I spent 6 hours in an ER in the US...with insurance...over 2000$. Didn’t even find out what was wrong...

[@snowfolk]

@@christinamammolito8887 There definitely was an error on my bill...nearly $2k just to see a GP for about 10 minutes...but what was bizarre was finding someone, anyone, in the process who would acknowledge that I had been over-billed and fix it. My eye was still infected after using the entire tube of prescription gel, but I was too shell shocked from the process to try to use the system again.

[@enviromental2565]

All employees want to offer now is the high deductible health insurance that do not cover any medical visits until you reach your $2500 or higher deductible. I paid out over $400.00 last year for two doctor's visits, one for a urgent care sick visit to get a doctor's note for work and one for a UTI I needed antibiotics to get rid of infection. Also, had to write an extra long repeal for my mother who has an Advantage Medicaid plan (like an HMO for Medicaid). Her pain doctor's office told her they took her insurance. The doctor did two procedures in his office that took about 20 min. each and charged her $15,000.00 for each procedure. Insurance said they would not pay as doctor was out of network. After multiple calls and going through the appeals process, they finally paid (though I know they paid the doctor no where near the $30,000 bill they were going to charge my mom).

[@klynb]

@Respect/Walk She probably doesn't like pink.

[@klynb]

Respect/Walk I don’t like pink enough to pay extra.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

I got sick in Norway. I didn't qualify for their single payer system so I had to pay out of pocket. So medical tests including having a camera down my throat and Nexium for recovery, I paid the whole bill. Ever cost out of pocket. I paid 50 bucks. Top level care and quality health services with brand name medicine and I paid 50 bucks and my cousin was furious. I was giddy. I had an ulcer diagnosed and repaired with medication for recovery that wasn't generic and it was 50 bucks. When I lived in England my health care was free. It was not bad care either. I did have to pay for dental care though and that was pretty cheap. So all in all I know that the US is getting shafted when it comes to health care.

[@tigertiger1699]

Why is the US such a mean place...?, in most/ all developed nations..., healthcare is a basic human right. A mate here in NZ just had 3rd baby.., didn’t pay a bill... we as a nation did

[@petebike]

Tiger Tiger because... fascism.

[@tigertiger1699]

Peter Booth ... fair enough.., but why is it uniquely 🤔🤔🤔?? American..., you kind of have the go to dictatorship S to find this kind of meanness..?

[@katiekane5247]

@@tigertiger1699 because most of our policies are dictated by about 1000 of the wealthiest families. They exist in their bubble of privilege & use their time & money to ensure the sheep are shorn as completely as possible.

[@tigertiger1699]

Katie Kane Hi, well I guess Americans need to make a choice in wha they believe is possible.... for instance.., it’s not communist 😂👍 to have employees rights written into law.. and advertised to the masses👍🤔 it’s just fair n decent thing to do.., it’s not communist to have fair systems to guarantee protect of your weakest... its fair.... the way we all thought the US fought to protect.... fairness... To vote in a government the will look after all Americans equally ...🤔 is surely the most “American” thing to do

[@katiekane5247]

@@tigertiger1699 wish Americans hadn't listened to the propaganda. Easier to hate than think for too many. Peace, my friend!

[@Islandswamp]

"Oh, so it's not dementia..." I'm dying right now LOL.

[@gloriamrales-king8606]

That was priceless 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ma_Ba]

It was at 07:11 for a repeat loop!

[@adambailey7932]

It's also dementia. Now.

[@ChainsawDunDeez]

I'm Aussie...we have Medicare...it not FREE...it covered by our taxes? Aussie Smokers pay heaps for cigarettes compared to the rest of the world too...but that's because smokes are taxed high here , to cover the 'potential' medical bills smokers will 'probally' get in the future... ....and scare people away from smoking...and it has kinda worked..

[@taylorqueensbury170]

I am sorry to hear about the fires in Australia

[@5easy]

Brad Derks what about when a dingo eats your baby

[@apajpap]

That's what we want in America to we spend billions on defense we just want that tax money to go to

[@adam_p99]

Brad Derks it’s still free to use...as many times as you need it.

[@tiacho2893]

But FREEDUM!

[@hangukhiphop]

4:30 "This is why America can't have nice things. Because racists!" Historically accurate.

[@tijuanamustchange]

If you really want to hit under the belt, you could remind everyone that EVEN MEXICO has social health care.

[@sharamusica]

Why is that hitting below the belt?

[@katiekane5247]

Cuba has one of the best preventative care programs as well.

[@tijuanamustchange]

@@katiekane5247 love It, Lets start a Latin America social health care list... 1. Cuba, 2. Mexico, 3. Guatemala, 4. Argentina

[@peachykeen8504]

Mexico also has labor laws restricting overtime hours. The US, not.

[@vinista256]

@@tijuanamustchange 5. Panama, 6. Paraguay, 7. Peru ...

[@jonathanbabcock9177]

Fightforsomeoneyoudontknow I would gladly take a tax increase at any bracket to cover a child, or a single mother, or a Veteran, or college student out of town. Medicare for All. Bernie2020

[@jessetorres8738]

Should Bernie Sanders become the Democratic nominee, who would you want his V.P. pick to be? Personally, as a Democrat from Texas, I'd like to see a Sanders-Castro ticket, just because I feel that would help him win over Latinos and the South.

[@tammystockley-loughlin7680]

Positive vibes from New Hampshire, I'm with you, let's get everyone covered.

[@christinamammolito8887]

I don’t even have kids and I’d support it.

[@magicmarker7047]

That's because you are a decent human being. It just kills me when they can increase military spending and no one is screaming "HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR IT" and yet when single payer health care is talked about, that is the first out of all the elites mouth.

[@myriamickx7969]

jonathan babcock : A proper public healthcare system means you pay higher taxes to get EVERYONE covered, not just carefully selected categories you empathise with like single mothers or vets or children. This is the system in use throughout most of Europe, that has everybody covered, because that’s how a society works: by ensuring protection for all its citizens. But you call it socialism which you use as an insult.

[@rociomiranda5684]

Costa Rica has public universal health care. Diabetics get insulin for free. Every employed citizen gives a monthly percentage. The rest is covered by the employers, the self employed, and the government. And we have free speech and all civil rights. It's called solidarity, not communism. And there is also private medical care. The system is not perfect but no one is left behind.

[@lukedewoody801]

Ya that's why they are fighting to get to the good old U.S.A right??

[@mbburry4759]

@@lukedewoody801 from Costa Rica, lol?

[@artespeck8091]

@@lukedewoody801 eh they’re probably not aware the American Dream is (and always has been) a hoax.

[@tedmoy]

Fun fact, senators (active and retired) have free healthcare for life

[@tigertiger1699]

This lady is a public service

[@stza16]

For dumb people who learn history from comedy shows.

[@RealSamBee]

Thanks! 💁

[@tigertiger1699]

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Hey come and visit the war graves of your great countrymen here in the Pacific.., you & the US won’t need filthy trumps MAGA

[@bigbrotherlop87]

@@stza16 I'm not sure who si the dumbest group. People who learn their history from comedy shows or those who learn it from Fox...

[@stza16]

@@bigbrotherlop87 I was not writing about who the dumbest was. I was pointing out how you have to be dumb not to notice the historical inaccuracies in this video.

[@andrewaukerman5151]

"But how are we going to pay for the healthcare that we already pay for?"

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

Oh, but they know how. The rich people will have to open their money bags. That's why they are doing such a mega campaign against it. The poor idiots who are wannabe millionaires need to be convinced how bad universal healthcare is so they can keep all their money for themselves, and still have the option to cut the line at the hospital.

[@charliebrandt2263]

If you take out the obscene profits of Big Pharma and bring them under control there would be plenty of money for Universal Healthcare. US healthcare is the most expensive in the WORLD. so only the rich can afford the health care available. Insurance is expensive as well. More profit for the ghouls. Denial of healthcare to the nation is crazy in the richest nation in the world. It must be that greed has become the norm in USA! Us Brits are shaking their heads in disbelief (although our conservatives here have been infected by American greed and want US style robbery.)

[@sheltontimothy9498]

@@maythesciencebewithyou lllllll

[@lauragadille3384]

If it works in Canada it can work here. I took a medical law class and we spent the semester on this and guess what it works. We already pay for taxes so why not use those tax dollars towards universal health care. That's how it works in Canada. Too many people are dying waiting for basic services and this is wrong. Wake up people it's time for a change.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

EVERYONE KNOWS IT WORKS: the GOP worship Single-payer / socialized MILITARY, POLICE, CIA, FIRE DEPTS, HIGHWAYS, public schools. The Right wing are a SUPER-MAFIA who are war criminals and mass-murderers?

[@firestream93]

Tell me: What's the population of Canada Is it anywhere close to 320 million? It's safe to assume the country with a lower population can afford to give people better benefits. Also...what's the tax rate in Canada. The thing that Sam Bee seems to be leaving out when she brings up these other countries. They have a lot less of a population than America does, and the tax rate is higher.

[@firestream93]

@@dumpygoodness4086 I guess you missed the one where Democrats want to give free healthcare to illegals? But...you're fine with that, because it's Democrats. GOP are the evil ones.

[@charliebrandt2263]

@@firestream93 From UK..... but illegals extend to some that have spent their lives in USA, coming to US as children.... Do they deserve to be denied care...? Of course compassion could be expensive. Cant have that, can we!!! I find the callousness of some Americans disgusting.

[@blubberman911]

@@firestream93 this is the same argument that the white racists made against Truman's motion. made about it if you watch the video you see that too.. they didn't want black people to get free healthcare so they opposed it for everybody.. you're doing the same thing

[@heyheytaytay]

But we ALWAYS have funds for "defense" including paying for the healthcare of millions of active duty, veterans, etc

[@hefruth]

Actually, one simple example of how our current medical system is stagnant and not as innovative as socialized medicine is comes from allergy treatment. In America, allergists can only detect histamines, even though there are many other -amines that cause allergic reactions. Britain is far ahead of America in studying and treating simply things like allergies.

[@That80sGuy1972]

Republican politician opposition to health care is like eventually having someone like Trump on a sinking ship drilling holes on the bottom of the ship "to let the water out" because it's a new idea and they all have their own lifeboats and they benefit from the insurance policy on the ship should it sink... oh, wait.

[@CT-um7zq]

This was very informative and highly entertaining. Love your show Sam!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@RealSamBee]

Thank you! That's our goal!

[@inzincmedia]

Between 2010-2020 US gave over 100 Trillion$$ in subsidies to the Military, Drug Industry, Oil, Big Agriculture. What do the people get, cut, after cut, after cut.

[@Dog-Girl-Defect]

So who you gonna vote for? Bernie, vote that cool grandpa in.

[@jessetorres8738]

If Bernie Sanders becomes the nominee, who do you want his V.P. to be? Personally, as a Democrat from Texas, I'd like to see a Sanders-Castro ticket just because I feel that would help Sanders win over the South and Latino voters.

[@rositasultana6835]

#BernieNina2020!

[@Lumby1]

Bernie with Warren and Buttigeig and/or Yang or Cortez for VPs, you'd have the wisdom of age, smart women, youth, minorities, sounds reasonable. I don't vote in your elections, I got what I voted for in Canada, a minority government, they get things done together, better than majorities here, generally.

[@lastguyminn2324]

@@Lumby1 Buttigieg is the last person Bernie would want on his ticket...and for good reason.

[@katiekane5247]

@@rositasultana6835 I second that emotion! Nina rocks!

[@victorco.6308]

"Free market system" with many small insurance companies is the disaster for working people, the system failed to provide basic consumer protection and must be transformed into single insurance company with private medical providers. Only single insurance company has the power to negotiate a fair contract and fair prices for consumers. Common problem in many medical plans: pre-existing conditions denial, don't cover basic/essential health problems, bankruptcy of people/families who even had medical insurance, problems with payment for out of network providers in emergencies, huge/unreasonable deductibles, very low annual limit, service denial, etc. Add to above the highest prices in the world we are paying for services and medications.

[@davidstorrs]

It's a disaster mostly because health care *cannot* be a free market. Free markets require, among other things, price transparency (hospitals do not disclose costs), competition (in many places there is only one hospital available), and elastic demand (in the short term you cannot afford to NOT get emergency health care and in the long term you cannot afford to skip health care altogether).

[@victorco.6308]

@@davidstorrs , I totally agree with you. Lawmakers should stop talking money from shareholders and donors of medical industry. Single payer system does work in all developed countries.

[@davidstorrs]

@@victorco.6308 Preach it, brother. Although, point of pedantry: Single payer works in all the countries that have it, but not all the countries that have universal healthcare have single payer. Denmark, France, and Australia are examples -- the government pays for basic care and people can buy extra insurance on top of that. You probably already knew that, but pedantry. :>

[@stevemartin4249]

Happy New Year Samantha, from an American expat thankful for the Japanese national health care system. Keep up the good laugh ... uh ... 'fight'.

[@debbieday52]

"Oh, so it's not dementia...". Perfect!

[@thaumatomane]

I am a Canadian living in England, and I approve this message.

[@stza16]

Don’t come back to Canada.

[@thaumatomane]

drz From the prairies are you?

[@stza16]

@@thaumatomane Toronto. Canadian healthcare is abysmal. So please don't come back and support our rotten system. UK healthcare is way superior to Canadian, so you have no reason to come back.

[@thaumatomane]

drz I don’t know. On my flight from Canada to England after the winter holiday I sat beside a physician who did her masters in London, England, her medical degree in Canada, and is medically certified in both countries. She travels back and forth every few weeks, living and working in both countries. She said that while the UK tends to be ahead with regard to specialized and advanced medicines/surgeries - Canada is way better as a system and in what it provides with general patient care. I had to absolutely fight to get my throat swabbed to check for Strep throat in the uk, whereas back home they would do it without a second thought.

[@stza16]

@@thaumatomane Try getting good healthcare in Canada, when you are on a waiting list to get a GP.

[@tristanradzik7182]

Your mom is a great person! I met her in Port Hardy BC. I noticed her daily show handbag and she mentioned you!! Have a great 2020

[@maggiee639]

That’s adorable

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Republican voters are like cattle who think they are part of the Farmer's association.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

@El Draco ta.

[@OkayRocket30660]

Hey! This cattle takes offense to that! We always premiere on their dinner plates!

[@arndnaj]

Animal Farm.

[@lesslycarthan956]

Well said

[@Levitiy]

Could you all not have contempt for Republican and Trump voters? Not a big ask.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Medicare is very underfunded as it is, and from cut after cut for even from tax cuts!

[@jessetorres8738]

I feel that it was under President Nixon (at least after his 1st term) when the Republicans stopped being a polticial Party with decent and reasonable policies, and since the late 1970s their Party has just been about deregulation for businesses, ending women's rights over their bodies, and tax cuts for the wealthy. Sure, the Democratic Party has had its fair share of ups and downs since the time of Nixon, but at least they haven't had the same failed ideologies and policies for 50 years like the Republican Party. And yet, the Republican Party keeps getting elected on nothing new that would help improve the lives of most average Americans.

[@bobbys2643]

Maybe we could put the additional $119 Billion added to defense's 2020 budget towards Medicare and Medicaid.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

@@bobbys2643 - That's a good start, and then take that much again from it and since that's also equal roughly to Bill Gates's net too, take it away, and Bezos The Horrible too.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

@@jessetorres8738 - Yep, in a nutshell. The neoliberalism, and neoconservative teachers like Leo Strauss graduated their offspring that went to work for the corporate tyrants with wealth unseen to subvert the government here and abroad.

[@tiacho2893]

Well, the uber rich don't feel the cuts, so the GOP priorities are not impacted.

[@abthedragon4921]

2020, we have a chance to set our nation on a better course. Let's hope we don't F**k it up like we did in 2016.

[@davidstorrs]

The thing that terrifies me is that the incumbent is usually reelected. Imagine four more years of Trump destroying our international relations while fomenting hate and division domestically.

[@jessetorres8738]

We need Medicare-For-All/a single payer system here in the U.S.! What's more "Pro-Life" than ensuring that every person in America has guaranteed affordable healthcare? Also, if we all had access to basic healthcare, we'd all have the "freedom" to live long lives and rarely have to worry about medical bankruptcies. Sure, taxes will go up, but the overall cost will go down so much that everyone will be paying less and saving thousands of dollars every year. Furthermore, if some of us need additional healthcare than Medicare, then we have the "choice" to get additional insurance, but for others Medicare would be more than enough. Finally, if every other developed country (Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand) can implement this system and save money, then why can't the U.S. do the same and help "Make America Great Again" for everyone at least on the issue of healthcare?

[@rvdb7363]

One other major difference between the USA and other developed countries is that the USA government does not negotiate with pharmaceutical companies about drug prices. My government does negotiate with these companies. That's why my EpiPen costs $50 while in the states you pay more than $300 per injector. And a vile of insulin costs $23 here, instead of $275 for the same vile in the USA. A government is in a much better position to negotiate than individual insurance companies. If my small country can negotiate these low prices for 17 million citizens, the government of the USA must me able to get even better prices for its 300 million citizens.

[@katiekane5247]

Always enjoy your well stated comments. I'm disabled early due to the inability to adequately treat my conditions. It's shortened my life & my status as a contributor to the tax base. I dream about work most nights, I would have worked until I died had I been able. Many of the costs of our current system are hidden & the campaigns to vilify those who end up disabled are entrenched in media. Much like the "welfare queens" of Reagan, conservatives promote the "lazy" image of those who's bodies & minds have simply worn out. Happy New Year Jesse, keep up the good work!

[@nancymorrison9978]

And all that money we save on Healthcare we would spend in our communities and rebuild our economy.

[@jessetorres8738]

@@rvdb7363: Wow, that's very informative, and it just furthers my point. Also, where are you from if you don't mind me asking?

[@jessetorres8738]

@@katiekane5247: It's nice to hear from you. I remember you once shared a personal story about your disability before, and it's still disappointing that to some in this country, there's a false idea about people mooching off the system. In reality, our medical system doesn't care if we are healthy or dead so long as there's profit to be made. I hope things turn out alright for you though.

[@Blau_Max]

"Fun" fact: the average life expectancy in the U.S. is 78,9 years. In a global ranking this makes the U.S. number 37 - sharing the rank with Lebanon and lodged between Barbados (#36) and Cuba (#39).

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

I give you one better. The US is the only nation where life expectancy has dropped (excluding places that are in war).

[@lisavalentine8877]

You know what is worse than having to wait for a procedure? Not being able to get the procedure at all, ever, because you don't have health care.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

True, but the US has a population of 320 million and 30 million have no healthcare coverage at all. That's why the Reps appea to those people who already have a coverage and don't need to worry whether they can go see a doctor or not. They don't want someone else to wait in line infront of them. They'd rather have a cancer ridden child die then wait for a doctor to take a look at their stubbed toe. The US has a high percentage of greedy selfish sociopaths. And the thing is, those types of people exist in all countries. Even in countries with universal healthcare, you'll have sociopathic well-off people who wish for an American type of model.

[@zameize]

America in this aspect is the same as any other 3rd world countries : without a national health insurance.

[@dontaylor7315]

Plus there's full healthcare in quite a few countries thqt aren't first-world. Check out the replies to kaptah's post, above.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

Um, AMERIKKKA is 4th world in pretty much EVERY way! (EX: my wi-fi and browsers etc rarely work!)(EX: we have endless potholes... most created by man, like Verizon cutting up a street to lay lines.) (EX: the public has NO SAY in who the president is!) (EX: we have THE slowest courts on earth, deliberately! To BLOCK justice!) (EX: we have the most ppl in jail!) (I got millions of these) 2020 IS THE YEAR WE STOP THE GREAT SATAN: the USSA.

[@neerajamb]

What a fantastic piece on healthcare!! More educational than multiple articles and much more entertaining ❤️❤️😂

[@RealSamBee]

Gee, thanks!

[@matho1961]

When it means either maintaining a huge, bloated, over-funded military or providing universal healthcare for Americans, the government chooses the one that causes the most death. Yes to the first and no to the second

[@jennyhesperus]

Preventative care saves a lot of money. If you suspect a problem you can check with a doctor for free, so there's less chance you'll put it off and allow a problem to increase to the point that more expensive measures are necessary. Dealing with issues early on also means less hours of work lost and fewer people in need of hospital stays, continued care, and/or disability benefits.

[@katemiller144]

Your show keeps us so well informed & sane.

[@RealSamBee]

Viewers like you keep us so informed & sane!

[@thomaswilson1032]

I don't live in America. ...thank god

[@sharamusica]

Thomas Wilson yes, I thank god too you don’t live here.

[@callocam]

@@sharamusica because?

[@sharamusica]

The Angriest Canadian you really are an angry Canadian.

[@michaelpondo6324]

America loves profit its our. God next to trump that is.

[@stza16]

@The Angriest Canadian Canadians get stabbed more than Americans. America doesn’t have higher crime, just higher gun crime. You seem more like the dumbest Canadian.

[@mochalachai3273]

"Oh.. So it's not dementia. "

[@muddshuvel2714]

A show supporting single payer healthcare in America and the only mention of Bernie is a picture of him for 1 second. Seems about par.

[@tigertiger1699]

Jesus the BS that yanks get told about universal healthcare.... it’s cheaper and it works.., I also have private insurance... for dental etc

[@dumpygoodness4086]

the #3 killer in AMerikkka is not terrorism. It's FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE, aka Medical "ERRORS" (as they race each patient in and out).

[@tigertiger1699]

Dumpy Goodness I imagine.. sad eh.., our systems ain’t prefect .. But I/ we sleep happy at night knowing that any/ most anyone mother and child etc etc can get 24/7 free healthcare regards of cost....in “our”!! Hospitals.. we fn own them as a nation

[@tigertiger1699]

Dumpy Goodness I hear it put that the US has lost more people to gun violence.. than in all of ww2🤔 holy F😳😞

[@quedizzle7378]

America is behind the times on a lot of issues! We need to get with it when it comes to healthcare.

[@lukedewoody801]

Ya that's why they all want to live here right??

[@subaduck]

How do you pay for healthcare? How do you pay for the F35 Joint Strike Fighter? Our priorities are a joke.

[@christyadams1722]

Sam, please don't stop! I love what you do, really need more so please keep it going

[@OkayRocket30660]

Moral of the story: vote Bernie in 2020. No imitations (Pete Buttigieg) or repeats of 2016 (Biden).

[@johndewit6877]

im sorry but what makes you think pete is an imitation?? hes literally the opposite of bernie

[@ciaranosullivan9352]

Sadly we repeated 2016 and got Hillary part 2 but older and with cognitive decline

[@catbatbomb]

Bernie 2020

[@ickerish]

This was well done.. pretty comprehensive.

[@whocares2087.1]

It's 2020, depress me harder! 😭

[@RmcBlueSky]

Y? It actually invigorates me! Go out and vote!

[@katiekane5247]

Get mad & motivated instead. You give up, they win.

[@OkayRocket30660]

Vote Bernie. No imitations (Pete Buttigieg) or repeats of 2016 (Biden).

[@vanessahillmusic]

SMILE and pray. Prayer works!

[@mekalkasias6571]

Bernie 2020 ALL The way!!! its time for a change.

[@johnnydoenuts9959]

Or maybe vote for someone that can win this time. Please stop wasting ur votes.

[@stevebonk8995]

Bernie has my vote, tho I will vote for another democrat if they were to win the primary.

[@katiekane5247]

@@johnnydoenuts9959 we're wise to you guys. Not working anymore.

[@OkayRocket30660]

@@johnnydoenuts9959 please stop commenting. You guys have had nothing of value to add to the conversation since Nov 2016 (which Bernie would've won, btw).

[@mekalkasias6571]

@@johnnydoenuts9959 I would vote for Bernie's carcass.lol hes beyond electable, and gets my vote.

[@robinlillian9471]

"Oh, so it's not dementia." lol

[@stephenlukcasy9047]

Bernie Sanders solves this problem with Medicare for all

[@kalalakapay]

Sam Bee is the closest we have to Jon Stewart

[@kalalakapay]

My biggest regret in life was not auditioning for TDS when I was in NYC. Would have loved to work with you😢😢

[@baxtar1963]

Samantha does fantastic reporting. She puts it in a way that any low information voter can understand.

[@WendyBWilde]

Plenty of people in America who are "fully insured" by major insurance companies wait longer than they want to for needed care and procedures. When we get our single payer system, we need to look at all the other nations that have already been doing it and employ the strategies that are working best. America can create a great health care system that will save both lives and money.

[@Patchuchan]

FDR should have made some of those members of the AMA who apposed his state run health plan disappear into some interment camp or get drafted and sent strait to the front lines.

[@vazak11]

Thanks for your work!

[@RealSamBee]

You're welcome!

[@jmilandry5544]

Bernie's Bill - Medicare for All. BBM4A. Accept no substitutions.

[@raquelnunes9793]

Funny how they say it cant be done, cant work, while a lot of countries have had those systems in plance for decades.

[@Meridian83West]

@8:00 Sam just told us what the healthcare plan by Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, et. al. is for those who can't afford insurance or treatment: Go fund yourself!

[@thomasr7129]

Having a healthy, educated nation, surely that would be a good thing?

[@davidstorrs]

Having an educated nation would be good...for Democrats. The majority of people with college+ level of education tend to vote Democratic.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

@@davidstorrs What really? Ok, it's time we put back some lead into our pipes. Keep them people dumb.

[@davidstorrs]

@@maythesciencebewithyou So...you're saying that the only way you can get people to vote Republican is to give them brain damage by lead poisoning? Ouch. Also, I find it ironic that someone with the name 'May the Science be with You' apparently aligns themself with the party of climate change denial.

[@53660winston]

Also making a college education free would probably produce a lot more health care workers.

[@flugsven]

"Oh.. so it's not dementia.. " 🙊😅

[@highhorseofcourse]

Love you Sam B for telling it like it is.

[@TomHendricksMusea]

CEOs say, "I don't want the government to pay for health care, I want my company to have the burden and pay the tab for millions! That's what good business is all about."

[@Patchuchan]

It's because universal health care would make things a lot easier for small companies that could eventually challenge them if they were not saddled by the high cost of insurance. It's one reason why a lot of modern day startups need a lot of VC money up front and have to get big fast vs start small in a niche and slowly expand the old fashion way.

[@Areanyusernamesleft]

@@Patchuchan there are also tax incentives for companies to provide health insurance.

[@anndriggers6660]

Good stuff! Much love to you all

[@jypsywith_a_jae7575]

Medicare for all. That's it and that's all!

[@free2express08]

So many great points my head is spinning! In the US, people are getting sick because they can't afford treatment and don't get it, or they are under a mountain of debt because they simply can't afford treatment.

[@mauriciovillegas7285]

Costa Rican here, we also have universal healthcare that is far from perfect and co-exists with private doctors and hospitals, but at least people don't refuse to call an ambulance when they have an emergency in fear of going bankrupt

[@at1one]

Bernie Sanders M4ALL is paid for with a 7% income tax. Aka 1,400 a year if you make 20,00. 14,000 if you make 200,000. For comparison In 2017 Americans paid $10700 on average for health care and the average Wage was $48000. Under M4all it would have been 3,300.

[@lizannewhitlow1085]

“We don’t see them as cuts.”

[@Laeiryn]

"Nobody will want to bother because it won't make them money!" is the worst argument possible for something that should not be driven by how much someone can make through it.

[@vanessahillmusic]

Our government waste enough money (MONTHLY) to provide Healthcare for two (2) more countries the size of America.

[@farmerdave7965]

We've always had a single payer system and I've always been the single payer.

[@seanmatyas3938]

This is the problem when trying to explain free health care to some Americans. They see taxes going up but fail to see how it could save them huge in the end. And maybe you will never need to go to the hospital (that is wonderful) but also knowing your friend with cancer or sister who is pregnant arent going to go bankrupt is pretty wonderful also. The government has done such a great job training people socialism is bad that people will lead worse lives and fight against all improvements.

[@Robosapien_]

Hi I'm Canadian: And my reaction to what Republicans think about our health care plan can be summed up in four glorious words. Jay Jonah Jameson meme

[@stza16]

Please leave Canada.

[@janegoldsmith1623]

Australians pay about AUD4000 per year for health insurance, $10 co-payment for a doctor consultation $35 for drug prescriptions. Doctors often waive the co-payment. Why can't a similar scheme work in the US?

[@gabemolentino7]

I really don’t get how so many Americans are against universal health care. I’m Australian...we have a two tiered system. we have Medicare which provides universal health care. We also have private health insurance which people can enter into and depending on your income helps avoid paying extra tax. It’s not a perfect system but it works. Here’s my actual lived experience recently: my sister in law gave birth mid last year. They had private health insurance which provided private hospital cover. They received a private room in the hospital for 4 days post delivery, their choice of an obstetrician, and everything else you would get in the public system including meals, medication and nursing care. At the end on their admission they had to pay a gap fee. A few months later my wife gave birth to our baby son via C section. Although my wife and I also had private health insurance we opted to go into the public system. We received a private room for 4 days, the hospital also provide me with a second bed so I can sleep in the hospital with my wife and baby instead of going home, we got allocated the same obstetrician my sister in law got when she gave birth, and etc food, medication, and great nursing care. This didn’t cost us anything. Now can someone explain to me why so many Americans are against universal health care.

[@ColonialHistory]

The average American needs to be convinced that 'instead of paying Insurance Companies' they will simply pay the Government and it will be LESS and get MORE..... I keep seeing people doubting they can 'afford it' when in fact they ALREADY DO.

[@silvanwegenast8695]

I actually didn't see the invisible plane at first😂😂

[@philcarpenter242]

Well . . . that's the point. : )

[@verseonej]

I would watch a show called Single Average Canadian.

[@stza16]

You should see Canadians stuck in hospital hallways because there are not enough beds. The poor and rich tolerate it during emergencies. The rich go to America for treatment when they can.

[@verseonej]

You should see all the Americans dying in the streets, bus stations, police stations and just about every place that a rich country should not have people dying. I even saw them dying in the hallways at veterans hospitals.

[@blixten1982]

@@stza16 I'm Canadian and I can tell you that you're 100% wrong. And whoever told you that rich people go to the States for treatment is lying to you.

[@stza16]

@@blixten1982 So Paul Martin didn't go? No one person told me. I have read countless articles of rich Canadians going to the States for treatment. I know people who have gone to the States for treatment. You would not think I was lying if you read the newspaper every day. Or maybe you only read the sports section. Get a clue.

[@blixten1982]

@@stza16 So all you have is anecdotal evidence? Less than 1% of Canadians go to the States for healthcare (and cosmetic surgeries are included in that stat). It's also mostly people from Ontario. I'm in Calgary and I've never seen it in the paper (maybe Paul Martin was mentioned in the Calgary Herald, I don't remember). Perhaps you should read the newspaper. torontosun.com/news/national/canadians-continue-to-leave-the-country-for-health-care-says-new-report

[@asterix811]

“Oh... so it’s not dementia. “ The funniest line.

[@michael_swardh]

The health care system in the US is insane.... 30 000 dollar for a new baby if you do not have insurance, 10 000 dollar if you have insurance... here in Sweden it costs 28 000 Swedish kronor (ca 2800 dollars) but the mom and the dad pays 200 Swedish kronor (20 dollars) and all the checkups after is free. But single payer is not good you say....

[@Luhgooey]

Why the F do we not have universal health insurance yet?

[@peppeddu]

If you do get into an accident in Europe (say France or Italy) and you need emergency airlift to a specialized hospital, the air force comes and pick you up... free of charge. Oh by the way, remember those Coronavirus tests that you have to pay for?, in Europe are free.

[@robinlillian9471]

MediCAID also pays for seniors in nursing homes long-term. MediCARE does NOT. No, most people can NOT save up enough to pay for that or buy insurance. Long-term care insurance is EXTREMELY expensive and only pays HALF your expenses for three years. The average nursing home charges $ 8,000/month. Home care averages $4,000/month PLUS living expenses. (rent, food, heating, electricity, etc.) The MAXIMUM social security benefit is $3,700/month. If you have to quit your job to care for an elderly relative 24/7, how do you pay YOUR rent? Many elderly people don't even have family to care for them.

[@Masanumi]

I didn't know we lived in Idiotie in Germany. Greetings from the country which invented Health insurrance, thanks to Bismarck. If you have an emercency, fly over to us, geht health insurrance, get treatment, fly back. Faster and cheaper than your system! You are welcome...

[@amandamclaurin1432]

Do you know how much an x-ray costs? I have no idea. I've never filled out paper work or paid for healthcare. My daughter was sick and spent 4 days in the hospital. Covered. Covid 19 test? My family has had 4 so far. Covered. No paperwork. Canadian's are annoyed when they have to pay for parking at health care facilities.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

The only problem with the Canadian system is that, unlike many European systems, it doesn't cover dental and pharmaceutical care.

[@llewellynkereiff1235]

Or vision😳

[@jacovawernett3077]

My sons Father died of ALS...Christmas Eve 2004..in the same Hospice Terry Shiavo was in..We had a hard time getting Randy Jones a wheelchair..He kept falling down and we had to rush him to the hospital for stitches

[@bobbart4198]

Hot, but Dumb Redhead on Fox ... I AM a Canadian that has actually USED the Canadian Healthcare System - Two Strokes, (several years apart) - No waiting; Straight TO the Hospital, Straight INTO the Hospital, Excellent and VERY Attentive Care, Several MRI's (both in the Hospital and After, as Post-care Follow ups) - Only charges levied were the two Ambulance Trips - $40 each ... Yeah, I like our Healthcare System just fine !

[@seanweir9750]

When politicians open their mouths I've conditioned myself to expect self serving lies. Especially Republicans.

[@doekjehermans2813]

Building a spaceforce while so many Americans still ha0 poverty line is really ridiculous!!!

[@2Sugarbears]

How is it that the American people don't fight this?

[@elizabethhutt7743]

Diana B they try, but too many politicians are in the pockets of pharmaceutical and health insurance company pockets 😣

[@mitchellkrouth5083]

Ya Bernie is the best ever 🌎✌️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@paddycable1723]

Some American citizens should not fear socialism as much as their lack of altruism.

[@mr.healthcare3483]

Heath care is important for everyone

[@magister343]

The reason employers began offering health insurance during the FDR administration was that FDR imposed harsh legal penalties on employers who dared try to attract workers by increasing their wages. There was not just a minimum wage but a maximum wage for all sorts of common laborers.

[@rickc2102]

"Oh... so it's not dementia." 😆😂🤣

[@vietnamd0820]

15:55 when you try calling out your political opponents’ “idiocy” but can’t pronounce the word

[@Celisar1]

VietnamVegan You, c‘mon. Everybody stumbles about a word now and then.

[@vietnamd0820]

Celisar1 I’d give it a pass, but the right-wing pounces on their political opponents anytime they stumble over a word

[@feedmytv]

not to forget, US life expectancy is declining.

[@onenesscityhunter]

Samantha Bee you are Awesome!

[@RealSamBee]

YOU ARE AWESOME!