A new poll shows that most young people are dissatisfied with the nation's health care system and believe the killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is responsible for the executive's murder.
Almost 70% of U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 29 say a “substantial” or “moderate” amount of responsibility for Thompson's murder lies with “health insurance companies denying health coverage,” “health insurance companies This may be due to the 'profits of According to the “health insurance company” and the “individual who committed the murder,” investigation The study by NORC at the University of Chicago was conducted from December 12 to 16 and involved 1,001 adult participants. (Related article: 'Why are you laughing?': Piers Morgan criticizes left-wing journalists for grinning at CEO assassination allegations)
Adults ages 18 to 29 are also the age group least likely to believe that senior murder suspect Luigi Mangione was “substantial” responsible for Thompson's murder. According to Interpretation of Associated Press poll results. Roughly 80% of adults over 60 believe Thompson's killer was responsible for “a lot” of responsibility, while only about 40% of adults under 30 say the same.
A majority of adults under 30 also said that “wealth and income inequality in general” was at least “moderately” responsible for Thompson's murder.
According to page 3 of the survey, approximately 3 in 10 survey participants said that in the past year, an immediate family member or close friend of theirs had experienced difficulty obtaining insurance coverage from their health insurance company.
The poll results reflect a wave of public support for Mr. Mangione and a wave of U.S. public support that has spread online since Mr. Mangione was shot and killed Dec. 4 as he walked into a midtown Manhattan hotel. This comes in response to anger at the medical system.
Social media users are pandering to Mangione's appearance and are scrutinizing whether it was worn by the murder suspect and his lawyer. matching Attire when appearing in court.
Saturday Night Live audience cheered Mangione appeared after SNL Weekend Update host Colin Jost mentioned the murder suspect's name on the Dec. 21 episode.
CEO Luigi Mangione mentioned on SNL Weekend Update, crowd applauds and cheers pic.twitter.com/Hn6k2kTBp2
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Several left-wing politicians have sought to place Thompson's assassination in the context of broader American dissatisfaction with the health care system. (Related: 'I don't care about people': Democratic senators support health care companies while collecting industry donations)
“But what I see happening in this country is a real, visceral outrage that the outrage over the death of Brian Thompson and the death of a powerful figure is nothing compared to the outrage over the deaths of thousands of people.” “Many anonymous deaths occur every day in this country at the hands of a health care industry that cares little about people and only about profits,” Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said on social media. He said this in a video posted on . December 16th.
“The health care industry's business model is that in order to increase profits, people who need care are denied care, the medical care they need, and are forced into bankruptcy or worse, death.” added Murphy.
Taylor Lorenz, a prominent internet trends reporter and frequent media controversy, also made disparaging comments about Thompson and the health insurance industry after his murder.
In response to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's announcement of a now-rescinded policy of denying claims for certain anesthesia procedures, Lorenz said, “And people are wondering why we are denying claims for certain anesthesia procedures.'' Wondering if that's what you want,” he tweeted, which has since been deleted.
Lorenz also tweeted a photo and the Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO's name shortly after Thompson was killed.
President-elect Donald Trump criticized Americans who glorify Mangione at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on December 16th.
“I think that's terrible. It's really terrible that some people seem to be praising him,” Trump said.
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