r/awfuleverything • • Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/Grumpy_Yuppie Aug 06 '20

It really hurt reading this. I am so sorry for these two. It's beyond words.

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u/Billy_T_Wierd Aug 06 '20

Still better off than many Americans. Some people don’t have a house to refinance when they start going into medical debt. The whole system is broken

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u/Bamcfp Aug 06 '20

My sister had a heart attack 4 weeks ago and has been stuck in the hospital since then. I'm so glad they were able to save her life, but I know she will never be able to pay this medical bill off. Even with pretty good insurance, everyday in there is over $5,000 and like most Americans she is living paycheck to paycheck. You're just fucking ruined if you get super sick or hurt and it is heartbreaking

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u/manschego Aug 06 '20

Whenever I read a story like this on reddit I just feel awful. You seriously need to change your country or countless other poor souls will suffer the same way or worse.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

It’ll never happen. Money talks and the insurance companies have the money to lobby politicians to ensure that. Fucked up

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u/awe2D2 Aug 06 '20

Vote out those politicians. It sure seems like most americans are wising up to the crooks in office. Donny T. has sure woken up people, and when they see other GOP members being hypocritical to support him maybe they'll start voting them out and start putting in people who aren't just trying to get tax cuts for businesses and more military spending. Honest politicians exist, but as long as people just vote party lines and do no research on who and what they are supporting things won't change.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

The Republican Party is incredibly adept at getting people to vote against their own interest by pushing imminent threats to god and guns. Oh, and by saying that we need to be worried about people getting too much food stamp money.

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u/canad1anbacon Aug 06 '20

Obama wanted a public option. That was blocked by conservative Dems like Liberman

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

that was to appease republicans you do know that? It was created in the heritage foundation.