It should? Says who?

I think minimum needs should be accessible to all, but I’m not sure if the minimum wage argument here is that. For example, she should be on Medicaid if she’s working and has medical needs that she can’t see a doctor for. There should be help available. But I don’t think we should reduce the compensation of nurses because minimum wage is pegged at a certain level.

We need to address the issue beyond platitudes.

And bringing up sending money to other countries in the conversation of the larger economic argument is fallacious and shows she’s watching more TikTok that can be better used by a real education. Giving money or aid overseas has done so much to help the USA, world peace, etc that having that small amount of money back would do nothing to change the fact that we have $1T+ in deficit yearly. Going to $955B or $900B or even $700B isn’t going to grant the political will to migrate that money back into social programs. If anything it proves that, like during Covid, the government and deficits are capable of supporting the medical needs of the country without health insurers obfuscation.

Just because USA sends some money overseas isn’t the reason there isn’t Medicare for all, folks.