In the wake of the killing, widespread public animosity towards health insurers ― and UnitedHealthcare specifically ― may explain why the company quickly limited who could comment on their tribute to Thompson.

Still, people still found a way to express how they felt ― to the tune of more than 90,000 laughing reactions as of Friday.

  • @[email protected]
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    314 days ago

    What I wonder is what other industries might prompt the same level of hatred.

    Private prisons companies? Hedge funds? Drug companies? Cryptocurrency exchanges? Payday loan companies? Dollar stores?

    It would be a shame if it were only health insurance companies that were scared.

      • @[email protected]
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        104 days ago

        I honestly don’t think so. Many Americans have had personal experiences with bad insurance, but hopefully not Blackwater

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      Oil, tobacco (I guess you said drug) companies, Monsanto/Bayer, nursing home and hospice admins…