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If a CEO of the largest health insurer is "a cog in the wheel", who isn't?





He was not the CEO of United HealthCare this guy is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Witty . He was a CEO of one of it's divisions.

Do you know someone personally that Brian Thompson killed or you are just jumping on a bandwagon wanting socialistic healthcare for all Americans. That may be a good thing but get ready to pay 50% to 60% of wages to the govt and Americans as a society are tax averse compared to Europeans who are used to paying high taxes. Its not an easy change for Americans to embrace and of course healthcare is expensive but so is becoming a doctor and the student loan debt that comes with it. Doctors and medical professional definitely need to be paid these high salaries. It is a very complex issue but cheering a murderer on is a break down of society.


> He was not the CEO of United HealthCare.

He was a CEO of UnitedHealthcare. "Brian Thompson was the chief executive officer (CEO) of UnitedHealthcare, the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group".[0]

> It is a very complex issue but cheering a murderer on is a break down of society.

It's a symptom of a break down of society. And cheering is because the killed one was a symbol of that breakdown.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompson#Thom...




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