Could have gone to people in medical debt because of insurance companies because, you know, he's from a wealthy family and doesn't need money...
- What about the people who never got their treatment because the insurance company wouldn't authorize it up front?
  
  I have serious permanent damage to my vision in one eye because the insurance company would not approve the medication my doctor chose. Now, years later, I am on that initial medication my doctor chose and it works great. I spent a couple years trying two other medications first and they were horrible.
- He saved blue cross patients far more on surgical anesthesia by now.
  
  https://www.npr.org/2024/12/05/nx-s1-5217617/blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-anthem
  
  Clearly what Luigi did works, only positive change to our health insurance confidence scheme of a healthcare system in our lifetimes, however slight.
  
  Thank you Luigi! You showed us the only thing that seems to work on capitalists. Fear.
- Fair point.
  
  I suppose it's pretty cool in a symbolic way, but you're not wrong.
- Not sure why you got downvoted so much but that's true, no matter how many people like Luigi. Now our best hope is that he uses that money to help people :/
  
  Couldn't disagree more.
  
  our best hope is no jury convicts him and he's let go. The threat of continued violence like what happened with Brian Thompson may scare healthcare execs into doing the right thing. That's our best hope. Not 300k of chump change handed out to a few of the multitude of people with medical debt in this country.
  
  The thing is, Luigi is by no means poor. Did he really need that 300k? If so, then yeah you're right
  
  His family is rich for sure but the 26 year old doesn't seem to be. At least not 300k for legal defense rich. I'm not clear if his family is funding him or not but based on his acceptance of the fundraiser and the lack of stories about his family funding him I'm guessing he needs the money.

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