• SeaJ
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    The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were discovered by detectives on the shell casings found at the scene where Brian Thompson, the CEO of major insurance group UnitedHealthcare, was gunned down, police sources told ABC News late Wednesday evening.

    Maybe it is it not a good idea to deny coverage…

  • @[email protected]
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    1167 months ago

    The New York Police Department (NYPD) is offering a £7,800 ($10,000) reward for information leading to the suspect’s capture.

    I wouldn’t narc on this guy for any amount of money.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      377 months ago

      Oh I thought they were caught at the scene for some reason. Now this is a victimless crime.

    • Rhaedas
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      227 months ago

      Instead of money they should offer some decent health care coverage.

      • @[email protected]
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        357 months ago

        Right? This is the most capitalist thing I’ve ever heard of… He had a net worth of 50 million, but the cops are only offering 10k for info?

        That’s like the equivalent of throwing your employees a pizza party because they increased profits 200%

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          That’s not a reason they would throw a pizza party. Parties and company shirts and hats are for when you get the signs that people might be quitting or not motivated. And according the HR’s data, it always makes them happy and ready to get back to work and stop asking for more money and benefits.

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        I don’t think the NYPD even wants to know

        I wonder who their group policy is with?

        And how many of them have been fucked over by that insurance company?

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      it was this guy

      I think they should lock up Rudy and then if no other CEOs get murdered then he’s guilty.

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      10k is low, that wouldn’t cover a few years of health insurance deductibles for me. BCBS is like a $3,500/yr deductible.

    • @[email protected]
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      207 months ago

      And $10,000 is just another insult to the peasants, frankly. I wouldn’t narc on this guy for anything either, but really? At least try, guys.

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      I wouldn’t narc on this guy for any amount of money.

      There is a threshold where you can afford multiple hitman to keep his legacy going. Just saying.

  • 2ugly2live
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    187 months ago

    I guess I should have sympathy, but I’m afraid they I don’t cover that. Best I can do is a chortle.

  • @[email protected]
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    287 months ago

    Can’t say what the specific motivations are without knowing who did it, but it certainly would be plausible that this was someone denied coverage for a terminal or otherwise life ruining condition. How many people out there did this guy’s company put into a hopeless situation? Once they have nothing to lose, it’s not hard to imagine someone deciding to get revenge.

    Congress and the incoming Trump administration should also take note of that before they do anything to strip coverage from tens of millions of people.

  • @[email protected]
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    517 months ago

    Well yeah. Your company kills people for profit, what you think their family is gonna feel? Don’t be an evil killer, my friends.

  • @[email protected]
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    307 months ago

    Well, maybe let Paulette know that the clothes she is wearing, the car she is driving, the house she is living in, and anything else she owns was all bought with the deaths and suffering of thousands of people.

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    7 months ago

    hours before he was set to address an investor meeting about UnitedHealthcare’s 2025 financial outlook, which projected revenues exceeding £375 billion ($450 billion).

    Man, good thing Biden said we didn’t need to fix our healthcare system. Otherwise that would be worrying…

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    607 months ago

    Well, what the fuck else could anyone expect? History is full of lessons for those willing to think about what happens when the powerful drain all hope from the peasants.

  • @[email protected]
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    67 months ago

    He made a life promising one thing and doing another. His wife can’t fathom that the person who threatened to kill him was a man of their word.