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[–] 174 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have the day you voted for.

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  • [–] 152 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

    "They blame Trump"

    No, they didn't. The medical facility didn't blame trump, the article didn't blame trump, and there's no proof that any of the citizens blame trump.

    This is actually what the article says:

    Curtis Medical Center to close after 30 years, citing inflation and uncertain federal funding

    And then, later in the article it mentions how there's supposedly $50 billion coming from the feds to assist rural providers, and how disappointing it is that they've made this decision before the federal aid has been finalized.

    This is being portrayed as a business decision to close this town's only healthcare facility. Anyone reading the article would have to believe that trump has anything to do with inflation or cutting funding, and a community that has over 85% of their people voting for trump doesn't believe that.

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  • [+] -13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    There's a reason hospitals get bigger and bigger. Economics drive scale and communities that cannot drive scale will fall behind regardless what the government does.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    This is a product of healthcare being treated as a for-profit endeavour. Small healthcare facilities shouldn't need to be profitable (neither should large ones, but as you highlight, economics of scale means that larger facilities do better financially).

    The government does have the power to change this, but it would require recalibrating to recognise healthcare as a basic human right

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  • [+] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    If healthcare was government run in the US, I imagine that it would be a lot like the public education system. Those who live in wealthier neighborhoods have great facilities and great doctors. Those who live in poorer neighborhoods and neighborhoods with higher crime would have lower quality facilities. Do you think we would finance it like we do public education? Do you think we would gatekeep access like we do public education?

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  • [–] 73 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is the second time that I've heard of this place.

    The first time, it was a story about how the community was struggling to keep their young from leaving, and having a hard time attracting new people to move there.

    No one wants to stay, and no one wants to move into a community crawling with awful people.

    This looks so, so good on them.

    Two in the thoughts, one in the prayers.

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    Yeah, this is my feeling when I see this news. I didn't want suffering so I didn't vote for the orange man. It's just sadder for the people who are suffering because they did vote for orange man. Because they didn't think it would happen to them. It's sad that they deserve it.

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  • [–] 61 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's not just Trump.

    The GOP could stop all of this tomorrow.

    That needs to be hammered into their stupid skulls until it sticks.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Been saying, we need to stop talking about Trump and point fingers at the GOP, GOP, GOP did this.

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  • [–] 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Joe Biden has really done a number on these people.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I got $100 that they're blaming Democrats for the closure.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Why does Obama keep doing this to us?

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    So x + (x+74) = 100 which means 2x = 26 -> x = 13

    They voted non-Trump 13% and Trump 87%?

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    [–] 23 points 1 year ago

    They never imagined that the leopards would eat their faces!

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  • [+] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)
  • [–] 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They are not blaming him, the care facility is. This doesnt mean a single one of them will believe it was his fault.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    I think it's great when people get what they want. Congratulations to them.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Honestly, while I am also enjoying the schadenfreude, this seems like a prime opportunity for leftists to do some de-radicalizing. Bernie should head out there and talk to folks.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    "See I was right all the time!" Isn't the deprogramming many think it is. But smarter people probably know how to do it. Then again I bet it includes things like free education so good luck with that.

    I have never been envious of the USA but nowadays it's even less.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    The world's smallest violin would play for them, but it doesn't give a fuck either.

    Have the day you voted for, idiots.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I kind of wish it said "We all are getting what you deserve".

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  • [+] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    A big effect of comming ACA premium changes, is instead of paying $10k more per year, people dropping their insurance, using less medical care, until it is something major that results in their bankruptcy. People's mass medical related bankruptcies cause hospital bankruptcies/closures, as does less "routine" medical use.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    Having a day they voted for.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    Simple, they don't have a hospital because the hospital closed?

    Just open the hospital again!

    What you can't find a doctor to work at the hospital? Just offer to pay more than other hospitals! Easy!

    See, all you need is money!

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    I feel bad for those who didn't vote for him.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Remember, remember, who YOU voted for in November.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    > Shoots myself in the foot

    > "How could Joe Biden do this?!!"

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    BUT! And here me OUT! Immigrant and Gay children are KILLING THEMSELVES now! So it's not ALL bad and I would STILL vote for Trump again EVEN when it ALSO Kills me! I"M NOT IN A CULT!

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    Well, at least the town's sign is already a big gravestone.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
    [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    We're gonna need a new category for Darwin Awards.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Remember when leftists took responsibility for things like this as a failure to organize the working class? Pepperidge Farms doesn’t remember either.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Sucks to suck.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Looks like this town takes the separation of church and State very seriously.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Honestly, then... Suck a dick, Curtis.. 🤷

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    No, they need to feel the consequences of their actions and change their minds. This is the appropriate response.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    At least there is SOME heartwarming news popping up.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This is tragic not heartwarming. Yes they brought this upon themselves but let us not celebrate the suffering of others.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Feds are orchestrating massive civil unrest possibly a civil war so expect it to get worse before it gets better

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    They got what they voted for.

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    [–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    the world is slowly healing

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Why? Nobody in Curtis will get this message. It'll just remain in our own little leftist pockets. Everybody left any social media sites that this could have been posted to. If any leftists are left in Curtis they'll probably post something like "harharhar you stupid MAGA racist facist idiots. FAFO". There's no healing. No bridges being built.

    So no way the world is healing. It's dying, slowly dying.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    It's because they're blaming trump for it instead of listening to fox news bullshit about how it's all dems fault. They seem to be learning.

    But the real trick will be to see if they keep voting R in the future...

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Curtis is a small town of 900 people

    So, they don't really matter when the state of Nebraska broke 60/40 Republican for ten years running

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    What does matter is that 86% of the voters there actively voted FOR this. Realistically, the majority probably didn't care enough to vote against it, but of those that voted, 86% are fine with this happening to them.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Have the day you voted for.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Keep touching that hot stove!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Those damn leopards. Cover your face! It was all a lie!

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  • [+] -7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Vital component of LAMF missing, showing where the voters were advocating to cut Medicaid.

    If that's not something they wanted and that they expected to affect others and not themselves, it's not LAMF.

    EDIT: Lemmy users large angry that the post that doesn't fit the community's theme was called out as such, because they just want this to be 'anti-Trump posts #5627'. This probably includes the mods, though, since despite obviously not meeting Rule #1, it hasn't been removed.

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