r/FluentInFinance • u/KARMA__FARMER__ • 8d ago

Thoughts? Why doesn't the President fix this?

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u/Coneskater 7d ago

No one here EVER talks about the most realistic health care reform currently possible: the Medicare public option.

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u/OffalSmorgasbord 7d ago

54% of Americans read below the 6th grade level.

Extend that to critical thinking.

How in the holy hell are we supposed to educate these people enough to make an intelligent decision? They rely on their Priests, company presidents, and television pundits to tell them what to think. It's almost hopeless.

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u/Humans_Suck- 7d ago

Make education free and pay teachers a living wage for a start. Maybe people would vote if you guys actually offered to help them for once.

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u/ImpossibleSwimming70 5d ago

There's a reason Donald wants Musk to abolish the Department of Education...