I think it's going to come out he was a Democrat actually, if his political affiliation is released at all. Apparently he was a big fan of the DEI stuff, which isn't a Republican trait
What a ****ing joke. Pick out one person on social media who said something stupid and amplify it to try and shift the narrative. Rinse and repeat. It's not working. Everyone else realizes the problem is the health insurance companies and some guy snapped and shined a bright light on it. None of us are rooting for more people to snap and murder. But we recognize why it happened and are hoping the spotlight brings about meaningful change.
It isn't really a democrat vs, republican issue either - even though some that are clueless are pushing that agenda. The response from Americans was and is pretty clear - and I think at first a little surprising. A lot of Americans, who vote on both sides of the line just have no real sadness or concern that the CEO of the worst medical insurance company was assassinated. It make sense when you consider the last 20 years, and especially the last 8 years. Many people do not trust big businesses, the courts, politicians or the system that we are operating under.
The horseshoe theory is in full effect with this one as you see the far left and far right feeling the same way about this
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insigh...leases/public-satisfaction-nhs-new-record-low Overall public satisfaction2 with how the NHS runs now stands at 24% – a fall of 5 percentage points from the previous year. Since 2020, satisfaction has fallen by 29 percentage points. Dissatisfaction is also at an all-time high, with more than half (52%) of respondents saying they were dissatisfied with the NHS. 24% of users are satisfied with the NHS. Look how happy they are.
https://www.cma.ca/about-us/what-we...nd 8, 2023, shows,by the Angus Reid Institute. The survey, which was commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and conducted between Aug. 1 and 8, 2023, shows that only 26% of Canadians consider the health care system to be in excellent or very good condition, whereas half (48%) considered it to be excellent or very good in a 2015 survey also conducted by the Angus Reid Institute. 26% of Canadians consider the health care system to be in excellent or very good condition. Look how happy they are.
This makes a lot of sense. And not only that, but it's be way to pay a younger guy off with, say $1 million, or more, when you start looking at what these guys make.
If this was a hit by the board how do we leverage this into more empathy for the c-suite? How can we blame it on lefties?
Wut? Every single person I know including myself on a employer backed health insurance plan has to wait "weeks" for any specialist. I had to wait weeks for a dermatology specialist appointment from my referral from my primary physician.
The vast majority of those in Europe and Canada will tell you they are happy with their healthcare systems and how terrible the US system is.... However, in private some of them will say otherwise.... there seems to be an odd pride with some Europeans as they do not want to bad mouth their own country, which Americans have no problem doing. I was in Ireland for a long time - their system is better for basic needs but anything serious and I would rather the US system.
https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-...-insurance-problems-than-older-beneficiaries/ People with Medicare are more satisfied with their health insurance coverage than those with employer-sponsored insurance, Marketplace coverage, and Medicaid. And while majorities of people with Medicare of all ages rate Medicare positively, those under age 65 with disabilities are less likely than older beneficiaries to give positive ratings to Medicare and some features of it. While 92% of beneficiaries age 65 or older rate Medicare’s performance positively, a smaller share, but still a majority (79%) of Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with disabilities rated Medicare’s performance as excellent or good (Figure 1). A smaller share of Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with disabilities than those 65 or older rated both the availability and the quality of doctors, hospitals, and other medical providers as excellent or good.
It wouldn't surprise me if their stock went UP on news like that. People are absolute vultures when it comes to their stocks. I can't tell you how many times I've seen and read stories about stocks declining when companies do things like raise their starting salaries or refuse to lay people off.
This thread is hilarious. Brian Thompson was a terrible guy. Imagine being more upset about the death of a guy who stole from investors, and was directly/indirectly responsible for the deaths/medical bankruptcies of tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands people)- than George Floyd who harmed nobody else besides himself.
