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airplaneman

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19. Most of the world have figured out

Reply to Skittles (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:23 PM

Friday

MFA saves about one third the cost of healthcare. The question becomes why can’t we not afford to save one third. Reasons why this happens. All the private profit is taken out and because only the government pays allows the government to refuse to pay for ridiculous overpriced drugs and procedures.
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