Politics

Opinion: Catherine Rampell: Fan club for suspected shooter is a symptom of burn-it-all-down populism

Americans are furious at not only the health-care system but also all of corporate America. Much of their resentment is understandable. U.S. health care has long been expensive, even for those with insurance, and health outcomes are mediocre relative to our costs. The system is rigged against you, populists preach, so forget trying to fix that system. Instead, let’s blow it all up and punish whoever rigged it in the first place.

Americans are furious at not only the health-care system but also all of corporate America. Much of their resentment is understandable. U.

S. health care has long been expensive, even for those with insurance, and health outcomes are mediocre relative to our costs. The system is rigged against you, populists preach, so forget trying to fix that system.

Instead, let’s blow it all up and punish whoever rigged it in the first place. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

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