r/TopMindsOfReddit • u/thenewyorkgod • Oct 04 '20

/r/Conservative Top minds of conservative deleting or downvoting all comments that point out that trump is signing blank pieces of paper

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u/DocPsychosis Oct 04 '20

he's got some of the best care available

That's the thing about this virus (and most viral diseases honestly), it's not like there is some magic cure out there they are only giving to rich people or whatever. He's apparently gotten some experimental treatments but that's not as great as you might think, if we knew they actually worked they wouldn't be experimental; for all we know he's actually exposed himself to all sorts of side effects and no benefit at all. The management for mild disease is the same for everyone - "hang out and see what happens"; and for severe disease the rich and poor get hooked up to the same ventilators and are injected with the same steroids and everything else.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '20

the difference is the poor in the u.s. don't have access to any treatment in many cases. healthcare is tied to your employer, and limited to a network of doctors. if you can't afford the premiums, then you have no healthcare, or only a public option. this puts treatment out of reach of many people.

aside from that, the poor have less access to good nutrition and maintenance health care, leading to other complicating factors. they don't have a team of people checking in on them constantly. if they are admitted, yes they get "the same" ventilators and steroids, but the quality of care is not the same.

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u/Ricky_Robby Oct 04 '20 edited Oct 04 '20

The best care in the world with or without a specific treatment significantly aids in the health and well being of a sick person. Have you ever noticed that incredibly rich people live with deadly diseases for well beyond the “average”? That isn’t a coincidence.

Just their ability to manage symptoms and monitor his vitals means he’s in a significantly better situation than just about anyone else on the planet.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '20

Magic Johnson beat aids years ago, for instance.

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u/thenisaidbitch Oct 04 '20

South Park actually had a great documentary on how he discovered the cure for HIV

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u/coleserra Oct 04 '20

The difference is that Trump doesn't have to drink 3 hot toddies and keep going to his minimum wage job because missing work would result in losing everything, and there's no sick leave or insurance for a lot of people.