‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisis - eviltoast
  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 months ago

    They’re also frowned upon because it’s pretty cruel to tell someone “well, you could just die” because they can’t afford medical treatments or a place to live.

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      11 months ago

      How is that any different than it is now? You can choose to die with dignity, or, in the current system, drain your funds, your families funds, put everyone in debt, THEN die.

    • IHadTwoCows@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      Rush Limbaugh taught conservatives to hate universal health insurance because doctors would tell you to just die.

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        11 months ago

        Not on topic but I recently listened to the Rush Limbaugh episodes of “Behind the Bastards”. I didn’t think I could dislike Rush more than I already did but I found out he was worse than I thought.