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Single Payer Health Systems

ck4829

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4. Funny thing is, I am of the belief that healthcare and race/gender/class issues are intertwined

Reply to disillusioned73 (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 09:20 AM

Aug 2017

One major issue that sticks out in that regard is that when it comes to race and health is that it's a "war on drugs" when the face of drug use is black, but a "public health crisis" when the face of drug use is white.

So I think that when we are seeing healthcare issues being muffled, we are also seeing some of these issues on race, gender, and class being muffled.

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This single payer "group" has had NO activity lately.. [View all] disillusioned73 Jul 2017 OP

The Russia Trump collusion riverbendviewgal Jul 2017 #1

I think we need to broaden our focus, we need to also aim what our healthcare system currently is ck4829 Aug 2017 #2

Yes, a little healthcare jui-jitsu disillusioned73 Aug 2017 #3

Funny thing is, I am of the belief that healthcare and race/gender/class issues are intertwined ck4829 Aug 2017 #4

I completely agree.. disillusioned73 Aug 2017 #5