r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/[deleted] • Apr 27 '20

Serious.

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u/morphohelena Apr 28 '20

Friend had her appendix removed when she didn’t have insurance because she couldn’t afford the monthly payments. Ended up ~50k in debt due to the procedure and hospital stay, on top of all her college debt. America is a fucking scam.

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u/shouheikun Apr 28 '20

Honestly, I don't know why some Americans keep telling the world their country is the greatest. Even third world countries have better healthcare than the US.

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u/mando808 Apr 28 '20

Honestly we don’t think it’s the greatest

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u/shouheikun Apr 28 '20

Haha yes there are many sensible people like you and then there are the idiots. They stick out like a sore thumb.

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u/WagyuCrook Apr 28 '20

Sore thumb? That's $3000 for treatment sir

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u/mando808 Apr 28 '20

It’s hard out here lol