by itfossil on 12/7/24, 11:18 AM with 11 comments
by silexia on 12/7/24, 1:39 PM
Total revenue (all money brought in) – $389b
All money paid out in claims – $303b
Money left over for running the business $85b
Cost of running the business – $69b
Profit – $14b
So it basically appears that for every $1 us customers pay to United Healthcare, $0.75 goes to medical providers, $.21 to running the business, and $.04 to profit.
Those numbers don’t seem like gouging to me, what do you think?
by vouaobrasil on 12/7/24, 12:21 PM
What a lot of people are missing about this killing is that it signifies the potential of the American public to finally go against the corporate controlling forces of the Western World. But taking even one more step back, it may be the start of a realization that technology is not a completely beneficial force, as it is the only thing that allows the destruction of communities, which forces people to in turn rely on health insurance companies. (The Amish, with a very strong community, don't rely on insurance. They have their own collective sort of insurance: they just pay each other's medical bills.)
Here's my advice to you: this is part of a much larger scheme than just health insurance. What we need after this event is not a mere release of emotions, but a sober philosophical analysis of this event and its placement in the greater scheme of things. If we focus too much on the emotional, we will in a sense be playing into the system, because it will make the killing about revenge. Instead, attempt to understand why this happened and the greater systemic illness in modern capitalism and spread that message.