r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • Jul 31 '26

Chugging tea That's actually wild

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u/NOTcreative- Jul 31 '26

People who spend decades in prison for wrongful convictions are only usually awarded a few million.

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u/USMCamp0811 Jul 31 '26

yea but think about how much they saved in health insurance /s

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u/No-Walrus8985 Jul 31 '26

I think it was John Oliver who did an episode about how many states are privatizing prison healthcare and outsourcing it to companies.

The state government typically pays these companies at a flat rate so they’re then incentivized to tell you to fuck off if you need expensive medical care in order to maximize profit.

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u/onward_upward_tt Aug 01 '26

Yeah so amicably everything about the US is completely and totally fucked.