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Kate :
Oh I WANT wealthy people on the same universal healthcare as me.
2026-04-28 03:37:14
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Jess :
My hot take is that there shouldn’t be a private school option so wealthy parents would be incentivized to make the public school system better 🫣
2026-04-28 01:01:05
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spiffyshorts ✏️🎨 :
"rich people will get free child care, too!" - This assumes wealthy people will put their children in public daycare. They will still hire private nannies and early childhood teachers.
2026-04-28 00:09:41
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nmbl83 :
It’s almost like fire departments work because everyone benefits.
2026-04-28 02:34:17
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riddimBank :
Mamdani, when talking about free busses, said if only those who need it get it, there would have to be paperwork and barriers to prove need. Free (paid by taxes) for everyone removes the barrier and stigma.
2026-04-28 15:13:37
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SPOCKxDATA :
Same thing with free lunches. Everyone should get them. Period.
2026-04-28 00:19:54
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thtaustin :
"Let me explain why” no need I agree with you already
2026-04-27 18:49:10
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hot girls read :
Yes! Exactly how we treat libraries. They are free to everyone.
2026-04-28 01:18:38
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Jamjamjam :
And means testing is SO EXPENSIVE to implement
2026-04-27 18:51:39
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kalapua_00 :
I think it was Finland who banned private schooling. It meant the rich had to school with the rest so rich families bolstered public education/teacher salaries/etc. ended up being the best public school education in the world.
2026-04-28 06:16:12
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Queefmoncher1776 :
I agree I think if everyone was entitled to the same benefits they wouldn’t be resented so much.
2026-04-27 19:02:30
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Alchemy ☾⋆｡𖦹 °✩ :
In Minnesota our governor made school lunch free regardless of means and it has been amazing for our communities.
2026-04-27 20:47:23
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•°•°• ᴋᴀᴛʜᴀʀɪɴᴇ •°•° :
additionally, when the wealthy actually use universal services, the quality tends to increase to meet their standards. see finland’s public/private schooling model. part of the reason public schools are so good is because everyone sends their kids there. private schools are also hugely restricted in the fees they can charge
2026-04-27 22:51:52
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itsfuckingpizzatime :
Don’t forget that universal childcare and public schools also commingle students from all socioeconomic tiers, which creates more empathy
2026-04-27 22:08:00
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mongeroo🧶📚🍃✨🧚 :
Take away all privatization for all social services honestly. Nobody deserves better healthcare than other people. We all just deserve great healthcare and those who provide it deserve great treatment and pay.
2026-04-28 21:39:09
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Kayt Wanders :
Yes. Everyone SHOULD have it. That’s like, the whole point.
2026-05-01 01:52:38
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Julia Perreira :
Means testing is also more expensive than universal programs! The cost to administer means testing is almost always than providing universal benefits for all.
2026-06-06 01:08:58
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Thomas L Røyert :
I am Norwegian. And the whole difference lies in what you call it. What you call charity, we call the foundation of society. Free education and healthcare for ALL, are not expenses—they are investments in the society and the people who will build it.
2026-05-04 06:44:32
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Tiktoktik :
If people pay taxes then people should benefit from taxes. Just make sure they’re actually paying
2026-04-27 20:54:59
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Boujie Budgeter :
Just be everyone can go for free doesn’t mean everyone will.. there will still be private childcare
2026-04-28 00:17:22
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Tom Seiple :
Add on top: means testing often takes more resources and time than it would to just offer a universally free service.
2026-04-27 20:08:17
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Colin :
Means testing always mean arbitrarily cutting off segments of the middle class too, because suddenly a couple making like $60k gets free childcare but a couple making $61k suddenly has to drop like $15k a year on childcare to be able to go to work while their kids are taken care of. Shit makes no sense.
2026-04-28 14:36:45
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Mutual Abe :
we need wealthier families to be part of programs that benefit the poor and middle class because that's how you get them to work hard to better them
2026-04-28 11:59:24
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🦕 :
Mamdani actually had an interview where he explained this concept. in that interview, he was talking about the free bus, and why he didn't just make it free to some people. and he explained there are certain programs that make riding the bus less expensive, but only 40% of people who qualified for it were utilizing it due to having to go through a process for it. and the bus just being free allows everyone who needs it to actually be able to utilize it. and that's why this concept of it being free for everyone is so important.
2026-04-28 00:14:52
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Katie Coo Cat she/her 🍉 :
Putting everyone in the same childcare class also breaks down class divisions. like public school.
2026-04-28 00:46:08
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