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applegrove

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6. Nope. Increase taxes. Don't act like there shouldn't be

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 02:03 AM

Aug 28

a VAT tax or greater income tax. It is all manageable. The EU does it. Canada does. Republicans like PE in hospitals because it will result in more people dying and so not Medicare or social security beneficiaries so much. Again. Efficiency in government. Kill off many. Fewer people to vote for a middle class way of life.

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Private equity in NM hospitals is leading to a healthcare provider shortage: [View all] applegrove Aug 27 OP

Sad fact is communities sell hospitals because they can't raise funds. PE gives them a small Silent Type Aug 27 #1

Private Equity has been selling efficiency vs. quality. The CEO applegrove Aug 28 #2

Just like the choice Toyz-R-Us had -- Shut down immediately because you have no source of funding after downgrade Silent Type Aug 28 #3

The hospitals are failing because the most efficient way to treat people is universal healthcare. applegrove Aug 28 #4

Totally agree, but we ain't close to universal health. Hence, PE is a lifeline in some cases. Silent Type Aug 28 #5

Nope. Increase taxes. Don't act like there shouldn't be applegrove Aug 28 #6

All for it. When do you think that might happen? Until then, PE is last option, like a loan shark. Silent Type Aug 28 #7