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What if the death machines that health insurance companies build were visible
Imagine a movie where a rich guy and a bunch of helpers build a big metal robot. The robot roams the streets and if it detects a sick person it shakes them down for all of their money and valuables and then rips their head off. Then brings the money back to the rich guy.
One reason we allow health insurance companies to get away with what they do is that their machines are largely invisible.
Another scene from the movie:
politicians saying "we can't stop the murderous thieving robot executioner. what about the jobs of all of the technicians that keep it working?"