Meanwhile, in a more civilized nation…

“Liberal government announces dental care expansion the day before expected election call

Canadians aged 18 to 64 can apply for the Canadian Dental Care Plan in May”

#canada #civilization #publicService #universalHealthCare

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-government-dental-care-expansion-1.7490792

A vote for the LNP is a vote for expensive, pay first healthcare.

https://thepolitics.com.au/life-and-death-threats-to-medicare-are-lethal/

RFK Jr blames diet, lifestyle & vaccines for chronic illness.

Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.

Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.

“You do you” doesn’t work when it comes to public health. People in privilege don’t want us to realize that because we might demand more from government.

There’s something rich about Dr Oz claiming it’s an American’s “patriotic duty” to stay healthy when he’s in an administration actively trying to cut healthcare, abortion access, vaccines & public health (not to mention banning masks).

America is one of the only developed nations that doesn’t have universal healthcare. They refuse to acknowledge it as a basic human right. Surely that is also “unpatriotic”?

As most dictators, including Trump and his handlers, know.

A healthy, well educated and informed citizenry is a threat to the abuse of power and corrupt governance.

Dutton is working from the same manifesto.

He is not interested in you or democracy, his only goal is unfettered power and influence.

#auspol #election #Election2025 #senate #houseofrepresentatives #vote #vote2025 #federalelection #australia #australiavotes #AUKUS #stopaukus #Medicare #pbs #universalhealthcare

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/dutton-flags-cuts-to-education-health-spending-election-2025/105125764?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Edit: corrected typo

Huge news this morning. The federal government has announced the final phase of the NDP Canada Dental Care Plan, which my NDP colleagues and I fought so hard for. As of May, the plan will cover ALL Canadians who don’t have insurance and whose household income after taxes is less than $90,000.

Details here: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2025/03/canadian-dental-care-plan-expands-to-include-millions-of-new-eligible-canadians.html

#Washington Could Have Had Universal Healthcare? #UniversalHealthcare

Two bills died in committee during the current legislative session. Those bills would have established a system of universal healthcare for Washington State residents.

“So, if everyone loves universal healthcare and all the politicians involved say they do too, why the hell didn’t it get a hearing?”

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2025/03/17/79971060/we-could-have-had-universal-healthcare

See? In #Canada we annex #American states POLITELY! We say "Hey, do you want #UniversalHealthcare? Sensible #GunLaws? Legalized (Safer and BETTER) weed? Better #Education standards? Be a #Canadian. #Cdnpoli

@alexlunaview

Tell me again how #universalhealthcare in the #USA will raise #taxes....

It may raise them on #billionaires but does that matter for people who already have more than they can spend?

Would typical people find lower median taxes and no out of pocket #healthcare costs a boon? You bet! But we're all owned by the billionaires who tell us what we think.

How do you make an entire list of things wrong with the Democratic Party & not include failing to do a single meaningful thing to help the average working person? #Universalhealthcare, ring a bell? #Unionrights like Card Check? Hello in there, anyone home?

"Bad thing in another country horrifies, driving support for the opposite at home"

I think it helped in #Germany

I think it will help in #Canada

So the fate of the #USA is to be an example of what poor #gunControl, no #universalHealthcare, and what an unchecked #plutocrat-#bigot #political axis does to a motherfucker:

Sane observant #citizens in other #democracies can avoid our fate

"Anti-#Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s #Liberals"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/canada-liberal-party-poll

If Republicans are really going to defund Medicaid and the ACA subsidies, then California may as well pass CalCare. #UniversalHealthCare

No, the #farleft and #farright aren't the same. Rounding people up and putting them in #camps is bad. Mass #deportations is bad. #Genderaffirmingcare and #universalhealthcare are good.

Saying that the left and right are both #authoritarian is just doing that dril tweet unironically.

Rapid unscheduled disassembly of #affordablecareact underway nationwide.

Spare me cruel comments about how people who did not vote or voted “for this” deserve to have no health care now, when heretofore you were saying #universalhealthcare and #universalbasicincome belong to everyone. Everyone includes fools who are deficient in judgment, in our judgment.

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2025/02/20/advocates-worry-funding-cut-could-threaten-health-care-access-in-wnc/78639785007/