Violence doesn’t always look like blood on the ground. Sometimes it looks like families wondering how they’ll pay rent because dissent made them a target. Punishing people for their opinions, for speaking freely — that isn’t #American.

In an #economy where prices are sky-high and unemployment is climbing while the jobs that exist often don’t match what people actually need to survive, stripping someone of their livelihood over an opinion is economic violence.

Also to consider:
Debt collections will kick in, people’s credit scores will tank, and the economy will be negatively impacted- difficult to rent an apartment, buy a car or house, or even get approved for certain jobs.

Just something to think about…

Bonus Bullshit Numbers:

Annual income for insurance CEOs in 2024:
• United Health- $26.3M
• Cigna- $23.25M
• Molina- $21.94M
• Centene- $20.60M
• Elevance- $20.47M
• CVS/Aetna- $17.81M

The life expectancy in the US is 76 years old, lower than its peak of 79 in 2014. (Comparatively, the UKs life expectancy is 82 years old.)

30 million Americans are uninsured and 40 million are under insured- 1 in 3 adults.

Over 100 million Americans have healthcare debts and 66% of bankruptcies are correlated to health issues.

In 2024, the healthcare industry spent $751M lobbying the US government.

An annual $1T goes to just administratives costs- billing, pre-authorizations, bureacratic bullshit, etc.

Here are some Bullshit Numbers:

The US healthcare system makes ~$4T annually, mostly going to private insurances companies, Big Pharma, and large hospital systems. That’s $1.4T more than the tax money allotted for healthcare services. That’s ~$4200 per person in the US, $350 a month.

Every dime spent on copays and prescriptions goes directly back into the NHS to reduce the amount of taxes that go into it.

The UK put $12B of the $325B toward mental health to ensure that mental health services are FREE FOR EVERYONE!

Eye exams cost ~$30 in England (or $88 for a home visit 🤯) but are $0 in Scotland for all citizens.

In the UK, routine dental exams cost $37. Dental is free for children and seniors (varying by nation), full time students, pregnant women, and low-income adults.

Prescriptions in England are $13.65, a flat rate for nearly all prescriptions. Scotland, Ireland, and Wales abolished prescription costs so all prescriptions are $0.