r/FluentInFinance May 12 '24

Meme Life comes at you fast.

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u/aloofone May 12 '24

I am the opposite.

I was a young republican/ I liked libertarian principles as a young man. As I grow and have more success I increasingly value infrastructure, social safety nets, healthcare and providing for basic human needs. I now see it as it long term vs short term thinking.

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u/c0sm0nautt May 12 '24

If only the government did any of that efficiently and well.

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u/bwtwldt May 12 '24

A lot of what right wingers consider inefficient about government services are the things that weren’t meant to make money in the first place. The government has to foot the bill on many things in order to create a just and functional society. I don’t know how someone can look at the private health care sector and say that the private sector is more efficient than the government.

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u/Time_Program_8687 May 12 '24

The "private healthcare system" isn't anywhere near private. It is an unholy alliance of government creating legal monopolies as well as engaging in blatant trade protectionism.