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California to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed program (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 6 days ago by florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/16/governor-newsom-announces-affordable-calrx-insulin-11-a-pen-will-soon-be-available-for-purchase/

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Hey look! A liberal doing some actual fucking liberalism for once. What a nice change of pace.

[–] miked@piefed.social 19 points 6 days ago

Newsom is all over the place. Sometimes his position is straight from the GOP playbook (criminalizing being homeless) and sometimes it is liberal like this. He is trying to be everything while preparing for a '28 presidential run.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Isn't this leftism, not liberalism?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

California producing and distributing the insulin directly would be leftism

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Insofar as they're rebeling against capitalism to provide for the needs of the people. Most Leftist belief systems would favor insulin costing nothing or be priced on a sliding scale based on your ability to pay.