They are now talking about the mess that is healthcare

[malaise]

That is good - the valedictorian has spoken. Word is that he is a brilliant man. He clearly knew what he was doing.
This is fascinating as are his wealthy ReTHUG connections.

[Cattledog]

1. His reading list is quite impressive. A lot of books on chronic pain.

The titles were Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance; Back in Control: A Spine Surgeon's Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain; Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection; Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease―and How to Fight It; and Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery.

https://www.newsweek.com/unitedhealthcare-shooting-suspect-luigi-mangione-read-books-chronic-pain-1997995

Did he have back surgery??????

[Blue_Roses]

2. Sad to think

he could've used all that gifted brilliance in a more positive way. Now he's thrown two lives away.

[malaise]

3. I'll respond when I find out if he had back surgery

This one is no arbitrary killing

[doc03]

6. My story about healthcare. My dad had prostate cancer, they burned his colon up with

radiation treatments for the prostate. The hospital kept him alive until his Medicare ran out. On the day Medicare
ran out he was in a coma. The doctors came in and talked to my mother that morning. They gave him less than a week to
live and suggested we take him home to die. We got him transfered to a veterans hospital. In one day they had him out of his coma
and he lived another 7 years. That is why I have little sympathy for an insurance company CEO. I am sure there are a million similar
stories.

[malaise]

8. Good grief

They really don’t care about us peons

[Blue_Roses]

11. I don't know what to think...

I'm still reading about him and his family...it's like pulling a thread and watching it unravel.

[malaise]

13. Yep

People eventually snap and Bastilles are stormed

[comradebillyboy]

4. And all it took was the public murder of an insurance

company exec. The widespread bipartisan lack of sympathy for the deceased is truly illuminating.

I think it might inspire some better messaging for Democratic candidates in 2026 and 2028. The insurance companies and their enablers make wonderful targets for a political campaign. Everyone hates their health insurance company. It's got downright bipartisan appeal. Dems have been unsuccessful in appealing to people's better angels so, maybe it's time to appeal to their grievances.

[malaise]

5. THIS

The widespread bipartisan lack of sympathy for the deceased is truly illuminating.

[H2O Man]

7. Recommended.

It is an interesting case.

[malaise]

10. Indeed

Sometimes one straw does break the camel’s back

[Kaleva]

9. The only way to fix this mess is to have universal healthcare

Private health care is profit driven.

[LeftInTX]

12. He seemed to admire the Unabomber. What did the unabomber accomplish?????

[malaise]

14. I saw that

Watching with much interest

[leftstreet]

15. DuRec