However the biggest difference between those health systems still seems to be how providers bargain for lower prices.

I disagree, that would be true if they were selling televisions or something, if you don’t like the price buy a different brand; but this isn’t possible on exclusive drugs. Hospitals have zero room negotiate by shopping around on a patented medication. Their literal only trick to lower prices is by government legislation.

Pharma companies can set the prices to whatever they want because they have government protected monopolies over their products.

True, it’s about what you value.

And if you don’t care about privacy or punishing google for some reason or another, then there is nothing empowering about switching services.

Okay, let me empower you with living on Mars in a small shack that’s temperature controlled with oxygen

Wow so much privacy… you’re so empowered now.

Tell me what motivated you to go through that?

No offence but comments like yours serve no purpose other than to impede non-tech-savvy people’s digital empowerment.

I would argue that empowerment is more associated with capability rather than privacy or social justice (Whatever reason people are protesting Google); and having an all in one stop is incredibly convenient, and thus capable.

A pair of safety goggles that seal well against your eyes will help you a ton against tear gas. You’re still going to have breathing issues but you’ll avoid the eye pain.

I used this trick when I needed to cut lots of onions.

Gas masks just aren’t practical for large crowds due to the expense/training required. You’re looking at $150 new, filters being about $40+ new. Sure you can get surplus for cheaper if you can find it, but most people can’t, not enough to go around.

Also filters should be replaced after being esposed to chemicals they’re designed to protect against. You probably could get away with using tear filters exposed to year gas.

This is like switching from Walmart to 15 other stores just to buy the same stuff. It’s going to be extremely difficult to convince anyone to make this jump.

It’s a actually harder because whoops, three years later you try to log into a service and it asks for a verification code sent to your Gmail address that you no longer have access to, oh well.

High prices are due to government regulation.

The consumer is saved by the government from problems caused by government regulation.

The consumer thanks for government for saving them from the problem the government created.

What’s the point? Anything you delay doing that day we will made up with spending in the future.

True, so don’t do things like obstructing law enforcement and resisting arrest while armed.

As is “bringing justice” and “holding the highest of integrity” which leaves us in a great spot.

Wow picking random words that serve my adjenda is fun.

Well by all means attack the person over the argument.

Imagine researching a random stranger on the internet looking for a gotcha.

And the left has the American Constitution Society, big whoop; the right and the left aren’t doing anything that the otherside isn’t doing as well.

Bro, left dominates higher education. The idea that there’s some conservative cabal brainwashing law students is hilarious.

And the left didn’t do the exact same thing for their judges? Y’all are all just incorruptible while the right are spawn of Satan or something?..

ridiculous

Matter of perspective.

Judges are appointed for life; there’s really no reason why they would match lock step with Trumps orders. Yes they’re conservative (not all of them), but I don’t believe they’re going to break the law or compromise their integrity for Trump.

Qualified immunity can be stripped. It’s not absolute. Constitutional violations are absolutely grounds for losing qualified immunity.

Oh well go, go win the midterms.