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Michael Moore Says Anger at Health Care System ‘1,000% Justified’ After CEO’s Killing

Michael Moore, mentioned in accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione's manifesto, called anger at the U.S. health care system 'justified.'

Moore argued that this anger was “not about the killing of a CEO,” but “the mass death and misery — the physical pain, the mental abuse, the medical debt, the bankruptcies in the face of denied claims and denied care and bottomless deductibles on top of ballooning premiums — that this ‘health care’ industry has levied against the American people for decades.” The director went on to rail against the mainstream response to Thompson’s killing and Mangione’s arrest, arguing that politicians and pundits were trying to deflect, ignore, or diminish this anger. He also repeatedly called for a total dismantling of the American health care system, and for the construction of a new one similar to what so many other countries have: “Universal, free, compassionate, and full of life.”

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