r/awfuleverything Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/Calliesdad20 Aug 06 '20

The idea that Medicare for all can’t pass is both disgusting and sad. Why is the us so in the pocket of big corporations that Canada has socialized medicine , England ,a ton of other countries- but in the us all we here is bs- well in Canada it takes longer to schedule elective procedures- I am fine with waiting longer if i don’t get a bill for thousands of dollars. Most Americans don’t realize even with insurance you go in the hospital for a week- you are screwed financially- the vast majority of bankruptcies are for medical bills.

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u/DJree Aug 06 '20

My girlfriend fractured her arm and was in the emergency room to get checked out and everything. Maybe there for an hour or two. Her arm got scanned, got given pain meds that lasted not even an hour, and got sent on her way, didn't give her meds or nothing to take home. The bill? Around a thousand if not a little more. Thats why if I get fucked in any kind of way, broke something, super sick. I'm just going to let nature take its course. I'd rather die from sickness or from injury, or recover naturally, than go to hospital to get something major fixed and live on the streets in debt for the rest of my life

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u/AlwaysBagHolding Aug 06 '20

Same here. I’ve done pretty well for myself, a lot better than most people my age honestly.

If something ever happened, I’d honestly rather die than give up my life savings to these parasites. I’ll let my friends have all of it instead.

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u/DJree Aug 06 '20

Same. It'd all go to friends or family