Deadly Nightshade

they want the conversation around the healthcare status quo to stop , so they are doing everything in their power to stop it 

Healthcare is a human right and nothing about that statement to me is political. It really saddens me that still today in the US free health care can be deemed by some as a "taboo" issue to talk about. 

they want the conversation around the healthcare status quo to stop , so they are doing everything in their power to stop it 

they want the conversation around the healthcare status quo to stop , so they are doing everything in their power to stop it 

Omg @Embach thank you sm for nominating me , i really appreciate it !! ❤️❤️❤️ 
LB wouldn’t be the same without you here 
 

Omg @Embach thank you sm for nominating me , i really appreciate it !! ❤️❤️❤️ 
LB wouldn’t be the same without you here 
 

Omg @Embach thank you sm for nominating me , i really appreciate it !! ❤️❤️❤️ 
LB wouldn’t be the same without you here 
 

If you have a difficult time choosing people to nominate, I'm going to make it easier for you by endorsing some of the members here who in my opinion deserve a nomination here (and yes, I'm going to put more than 5 here):
 
Most Active: @Dark Angel @Lana Del Dufrene @BethDufreneOnTheBayouByYou @bluechemtrails @Beautiful Loser @venice biotch @honeymoon is alive @The Sun Also Rises
Why? Because they're always here to make great posts and updates and I'm glad to see them here every day!
 
Best Status Updater: @Mer @Dark Angel @venice biotch @laurita @Elle @Cult Leader @The Sun Also Rises @annedauphine @jimmyjimmycocoapuff @ultrabanisters @motel six
Why? Because they share their interesting thoughts about Lana, music or life! Just great to read in general!
 
Best Taste: @Pico Ocean Boulevard @Dark Angel @The Sun Also Rises @Come With Me @The Stargirl Pinky @audreysdance @laurita @Veinsineon
Why? Because they're the fans of one of the best Lana songs and albums, also many great musicians! (and perhaps it's my bias because their tastes are very similar to mine)
 
Nicest Member: @laurita @The Sun Also Rises @audreysdance @shadesofblue @Rock Candy @Pico Ocean Boulevard @never2heaven @daphnedinkley @venice biotch @mssainttropez @Cult Leader @Dark Angel @Black to Blue @fishtails @Bonita @taco truck @honeymoon is alive @Elle @motel six @Beautiful Loser
Why? Because they're amazing people who lit the forum up with their heartfelt kindness and sweetness when we need the most!
 
Hybrid Fan: @Cherry Blossom @Rorman Nockwell @DeadSeaOfMercury @Veinsineon @Lana Del Dufrene @ultrabanisters @Ultra Violet @The Sun Also Rises
Why? Their stan catalogue consists many amazing musicians and also have kept the threads of different musicians here alive!
 
Best Username: @Make me your Dream Life @BethDufreneOnTheBayouByYou @Fuck Our Generation @Stoned Mary in the Garden @Thats why they call me Dita @box of broken laces
Why? There's something about long usernames that is so iconic and memorable. Also some of the names have some of the coolest Lana's lines!
 
Best Profile Photo: @The Sun Also Rises @Rock Candy @Cult Leader @ionut @prettywhenimhigh
Why? Because their profile photos are so aesthetically pleasing, one of the most beautiful gifs (or edits) of Lana!
 
Best Signature: @Make me your Dream Life @Thats why they call me Dita @Pico Ocean Boulevard @motel six @SalvaWHORE @taco truck
Why? Their signatures have aesthetically pleasing gifs/photos/quotes as well that compliment their profile!
 
Underrated Member: @Pico Ocean Boulevard @Ultra Violet @Deadly Nightshade @jimmyjimmycocoapuff @americangothic @boom like that @prettywhenimhigh @never2heaven @Candy Necklace @stupidapartmentcomplex @Bonita @Escapism
Why? They have been delivering some of the best thoughts and posts in this forum that needs more attention!!!
 
Best New Member: @venice biotch @laurita @audreysdance @motel six @ldrzodiac @Waimea Bay @Tartoes
Why? They're the future legends who have been carrying LanaBoards with their great content even though most of them have been here for less than a year!
 
Veteran Member: PLEASE NOMINATE @Lum THEY HAVE BEEN ON LANABOARDS SINCE ITS BEGINNING, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2012
Also, please nominate @PARADIXO @Veinsineon @Dark Angel @Coney Island King @Beautiful Loser @Make me your Dream Life @Elle @pin up galore
Why? Because they have become the legends of this forum who have carried this forum for a very long time!
 
Biggest Stan: @Elle @Dark Angel @HeadBitch @blackenedrussianpoetry 
Why? Their knowledge about Lana is impressive and I have learned about Lana a lot through them!
 
Peace Keeper: Elle & the Mods
Why? Because without them, LanaBoards would be in shambles!
 
Also please nominate @ivory almond for Best Bartender (their posts have had really great humor!) and Best Audio Artist, also @Lana Del Dufrene for Best Audio Artist and @kallumlavigne @Come With Me for Best Artist! They're so talented in their art! And also nominate @mssainttropez for Be My Daddy Award, even Marina Diamandis reposted her photo on Instagram Stories!!! @Liz Taylor Blues @Make me your Dream Life @Nectar Of The Puss for Best Blogger for making good blog content!
 
Thread Of The Year: LDR As A Rat
Why? It has every reason to win this award: great humor, creativity and fun!
 
Lipster Of The Year: @Mer @Dark Angel @HeadBitch @Elle @Veinsineon @DeadSeaOfMercury @venice biotch @Make me your Dream Life @ultrabanisters
Why? Because they have kept this forum alive with their iconic posts, witty thoughts and just great content throughout the year!

Tell me, what exactly works in terms of US healthcare these days? I’m genuinely curious what you think. 
 
“The amount working-age Americans spent on health insurance through the payroll deductions has jumped nearly three times faster than wages over the past two dozen years.“
 
Is it the millions uninsured? That Americans spend more than double other first world countries for healthcare (without the benefit of having better services/access)? Rampant denials of claims? The fact that it was considered a “policy win” for pre-existing conditions to finally be covered by the insurance industry in *2014*? Wages not keeping up with cost of care? Medical bills accounting for HALF of all personal debt or the fact that medical bills are the leading cause of individual bankruptcy? Which part of this works?
 
The biggest issue we have ^^ which is touched on by LL ^^ is that the government (Reps / Dems alike) is bankrolled by healthcare and pharmaceutical companies in order to prevent single payer healthcare from being enacted in the first place. Like… healthcare lobbyists. For-profit healthcare companies. These monsters who earn money off of people’s suffering.
 
It’s not happening because the rich don’t want it to happen. Not anything near the assumption that it *cant* happen. It will absolutely work, that’s why it’s not happening lol

Free public healthcare exists in European countries , with healthcare workers being compensated enough and sufficiently for their demanding labor ( there are other instances that are generally the exceptions, like in my country for example , where there are insufficiencies in the public health sector concerning the compensation of healthcare workers due to the ongoing economic crisis BUT health care remains free and really effective ). 
Also Sally Pipes is part of a think tank as I read that one of its main objectives is to push liberal ideology so i can see why she does not agree with Medicare . That does not mean though that a different healthcare system cannot work in the US or that there aren't any other alternatives. In other countries other healthcare systems are living examples of the different directions a country can take. 

People still defending America’s healthcare system in 2024 (almost 2025) 

america is literally the only developed country without universal healthcare. and guess what? in countries where healthcare the workers are still paid so its not even like its forced labor. I’m pretty sure the UN considers access to safe water a human right and requires specialized labor to build and maintain purification systems.   You can hide behind being “pro workers rights” all you want but you clearly just lack empathy for humanity

in developed societies, with the knowledge we have, with the technology we have, people do have the right to assistance when their lives are in danger. or at the very least, they should. if all that progress and knowledge can’t even go towards saving lives easily, i really have no idea what we did it for. millions of qualified workers work every day and have been doing so for centuries, it’s not like someone getting access to healthcare requires a huge sacrifice on society’s part.
 
i can’t comprehend that someone would think that saving lives doesn’t need to be the number one priority. especially after people shared their stories in this thread. the fortune of billionaires doubled since covid started and you think people shouldn’t have the right to healthcare? this is nothing short of absurd to me.

Free public healthcare exists in European countries , with healthcare workers being compensated enough and sufficiently for their demanding labor ( there are other instances that are generally the exceptions, like in my country for example , where there are insufficiencies in the public health sector concerning the compensation of healthcare workers due to the ongoing economic crisis BUT health care remains free and really effective ). 
Also Sally Pipes is part of a think tank as I read that one of its main objectives is to push liberal ideology so i can see why she does not agree with Medicare . That does not mean though that a different healthcare system cannot work in the US or that there aren't any other alternatives. In other countries other healthcare systems are living examples of the different directions a country can take. 

Free public healthcare exists in European countries , with healthcare workers being compensated enough and sufficiently for their demanding labor ( there are other instances that are generally the exceptions, like in my country for example , where there are insufficiencies in the public health sector concerning the compensation of healthcare workers due to the ongoing economic crisis BUT health care remains free and really effective ). 
Also Sally Pipes is part of a think tank as I read that one of its main objectives is to push liberal ideology so i can see why she does not agree with Medicare . That does not mean though that a different healthcare system cannot work in the US or that there aren't any other alternatives. In other countries other healthcare systems are living examples of the different directions a country can take. 

Free public healthcare exists in European countries , with healthcare workers being compensated enough and sufficiently for their demanding labor ( there are other instances that are generally the exceptions, like in my country for example , where there are insufficiencies in the public health sector concerning the compensation of healthcare workers due to the ongoing economic crisis BUT health care remains free and really effective ). 
Also Sally Pipes is part of a think tank as I read that one of its main objectives is to push liberal ideology so i can see why she does not agree with Medicare . That does not mean though that a different healthcare system cannot work in the US or that there aren't any other alternatives. In other countries other healthcare systems are living examples of the different directions a country can take. 

Free public healthcare exists in European countries , with healthcare workers being compensated enough and sufficiently for their demanding labor ( there are other instances that are generally the exceptions, like in my country for example , where there are insufficiencies in the public health sector concerning the compensation of healthcare workers due to the ongoing economic crisis BUT health care remains free and really effective ). 
Also Sally Pipes is part of a think tank as I read that one of its main objectives is to push liberal ideology so i can see why she does not agree with Medicare . That does not mean though that a different healthcare system cannot work in the US or that there aren't any other alternatives. In other countries other healthcare systems are living examples of the different directions a country can take. 

Healthcare is a human right and nothing about that statement to me is political. It really saddens me that still today in the US free health care can be deemed by some as a "taboo" issue to talk about. 

I appreciate your comments. But I do feel like transphobia has become so normalized today to the point that people “expect” republicans to be hateful. Imagine if he shared Pro-Nazi posts or posts insinuating Women of Color should be beaten to death for using the female bathroom. If he’s that open online with his hate I can only imagine what he says around Lana. I mean there is that video of his daughter calling someone the N word. I wonder who she learned that from.

Healthcare is a human right and nothing about that statement to me is political. It really saddens me that still today in the US free health care can be deemed by some as a "taboo" issue to talk about. 

Healthcare is a human right and nothing about that statement to me is political. It really saddens me that still today in the US free health care can be deemed by some as a "taboo" issue to talk about. 

Healthcare is a human right and nothing about that statement to me is political. It really saddens me that still today in the US free health care can be deemed by some as a "taboo" issue to talk about. 

Healthcare is a human right and nothing about that statement to me is political. It really saddens me that still today in the US free health care can be deemed by some as a "taboo" issue to talk about. 

Healthcare is a human right and nothing about that statement to me is political. It really saddens me that still today in the US free health care can be deemed by some as a "taboo" issue to talk about. 

Healthcare is a human right and nothing about that statement to me is political. It really saddens me that still today in the US free health care can be deemed by some as a "taboo" issue to talk about.