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Reframing Democracy: How Would the Pot-Bellied Man Pay for the American Prepaid Healthcare Plan?

Dr. Lauren Tucker

5 min readAug 4, 2026

After all, it’s his dick we’re trying to save.

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The Pot-Bellied Man is back.

If you read Part One, you’ll remember him. He’s the gentleman with the beer belly who proudly announced that he hadn’t seen a doctor in twenty years because he didn’t believe in “free healthcare.” If he ever needed a doctor, he explained, he’d just pay cash.…