#but American politicians yapping about medical tourism like americans arent DYING from not using their bullshit health system | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

timeisacephalopod · 11 months

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When American politicians discuss doing universal healthcare in their country and start whining about the possibility of "medical tourism" where people would theoretically go to America to get healthcare I want to scream and shake them. That already exists- Canada is where Americans went to get their fucking insulin because their own government failed them so hard another country nearly had an insulin shortage a few times over the course of the pandemic alone.

If you want to talk about medical tourism and that """"straining""""" the American healthcare system then maybe take a look at the way Americans are consistently causing strains to Canada's healthcare!! And I assume Americans don't just travel here for healthcare either, so when American politicians act like they're Just The Best and everyone will go to America for healthcare I want to be like THE ISSUE YOURE BITCHING ABOUT EXISTS AND ITS NOT HAPPENING TO YOU ITS HAPPENING TO CANADA AND ITS BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO ADEQUATELY SERVICE YOUR POPULATION AND MORE THAN ONCE CANADIAN DIABETICS WERE THE ONES WHO'D SUFFER FOR IT. Like you want to talk medical tourism without ever acknowledging your population using other countries healthcare, which I guess is fine because it's not America footing the bill, really?

#winters ramblings #and to be VERY CLEAR this is NOT hate about Americans getting canadian insulin OF FUCKING COURSE theyre coming here #to get LIFE SAVING NON NEGOTIABLE MEDS. of COURSE they are who could possibly blame them for that??#but American politicians yapping about medical tourism like americans arent DYING from not using their bullshit health system #or otherwise going to OTHER COUNTRIES for care like getthe FUCK out of here you people KNOW the strain you cause to canada #American politicians just dont want to take responsibility for their own fucking population to the point of that population LITERALLY DYING #before going and using AMERICAN healthcare. also to access another countrys healthcare thats already a huge privilege #not everyone can even CONSIDER doing that and i know people coming for insulin were coming from FAR to get it #which is a FAILURE to that population from their eugenicist ass government but even these people scrapping for NECESSARY meds #are of the most privileged people looking for those meds. but like youre REALLY gunna talk about kedical tourism #like its not YOUR population doing the tourism because YOU FAILED THEM?? really??!?

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