A health insurance CEO was murdered, in public, in America’s largest city. And while I’ve heard from people who knew and loved Brian Thompson, it’s been impossible to miss the online cheers at his death.
I tried to take a look at this shocking moment — the rage and the horror — and what it means.
I tried to take a look at this shocking moment — the rage and the horror — and what it means.
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Also, that Americans have to spend money on so much shit these days (I assume WaPo is still paywalling) is just one more thing we're all sick of.
And as tonight’s piece details - I understand Americans’ deep frustrations with UnitedHealth. Here’s my investigation from earlier this year on denied care and other problems.
Good luck!
Though I do feel bad for his kids. They didn't choose to be born to a man trafficking in human misery and death. They just know him as dad. That's tough for them.
When a serial killer dies...some people cheer.
https://bsky.app/profile/moryan.bsky.social/post/3lclymg2ur22z
I say “health insurance satraps should have to file their own claims under a random name given to them by a ‘customer,’ and forfeit one percent of their total pretax compensation for every $100 denial at each stage.”
Not for retribution, or because he was a worthless piece of sh*t, but because he can't continue to kill, and his successor might think twice.
https://bsky.app/profile/kenklippenstein.bsky.social/post/3lcmmw5jxkk2a
all about the bottom line, right, brian? sad!
But I'm definitely not losing sleep over it.
It is possible to disagree with corporate practice and still condemn murder. We have created laws to live together, not ignore them.
We have had a stark education for the past 8 years on how our laws don't protect us from wealthy white men.
The justice system is failing us. Someone was desperate enough for justice to sacrifice their own life for it.
That is a sign of a broken system.
The violence of an attempted coup on 1/6 was downplayed by everyone in one of our political parties. Now the leader of that party is on his way to being the most powerful man on Earth again.
I don't see any way to avoid what is clearly coming.
Hard pass.
Their new desperate plea is $.50 a week if you come back.
I’m not going back for $.50 a week.
Done forever and it actually feels great!
America is an oligarchy, a plutocracy, and not a democracy. And when the people can't depose their rulers through the ballot, they use the bullet.
That's something, right? Right? He was nice to people he knew personally?
Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s tenure was marked by rocketing profits—and accusations of insider trading and coverage denial https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/content/ar-AA1vluTR?ocid=sapphireappshare
Ah, yes, trivializing death is very bad, but trivializing a human life and suffering by weighing it in terms of profit/loss, that's just business, baby!
Defend.
Decompose.
Usually, a sob story. Boohoo, my kid needs this expensive treatment to stop her organs from melting.
And Brian would tell the doc, "why don't you pay for it?"
Because then, hooboy, he was the kind of guy who'd rent out his own mother to a rapists convention.
-And he has terrorized millions.
He helped make America a place where life is cheap. It feels like FAFO.
I bet there's an actuary somewhere who could do that, and I bet they won't.
Some patients that UHC killed had lower life expectancies even with optimal care. While I agree the claim/care denials likely caused premature death, it's not equal to the death of a healthy 30yo.
never had to wonder if they were going to die of cancer because Brian Thompson denied their chemo.
Fuck Brian Thompson.
How the hell are health companies thinking against humanity? Why are people in US so dependent from insurance companies?
It's compartmentalized sociopathy - nice to friends and family, kills strangers. Stochastic manslaughter.
literally a parasite that provides no healthcare whatsoever, wastes doctor time in appeals, tries to practice medicine, and in general exists to transfer wealth from the people to the oligarchy