"The crisis of public has long been a widespread demand in several countries, particularly in the U.S. Surveys showed that even before this crisis, healthcare was among the main concerns of the U.S. population because of the debt it generates for families and because 27.5 million people do not have any kind of coverage. Bernie Sanders has been attacked, not only by Trump but also by the Democrats and Biden, because he calls for Medicare for All. All healthcare systems are organized around the profits of big . The decline in public healthcare is not just caused by forces, but also by forces claiming to be “progressive” or , as can be seen in Latin America where “progressive” governments have failed to change the structure of “first-rate” and for the rich while public healthcare for the poor is absolutely backward. State-sponsored scientific research is significantly degraded. Since the elderly suffer the most from the lack of medical and health care, the attacks on pensions that are sweeping across all continents and governments are especially outrageous. They transform the increase in people’s into a “problem” for the budgets of s. These states make jobs more precarious while reducing taxes for the rich."

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