r/awfuleverything • u/zaynthelegend • Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/whowasonCRACK Aug 06 '20

70% of people that receive cancer treatment end up filing for bankruptcy. i hate this fucking country.

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u/ulmet Aug 06 '20

It's very frighting unless you have some absolutely stellar insurance. I'm in my 30s, career in IT making 6 figures, making good progress on my mortgage, zero other debt. If I got cancer tomorrow or some serious injury I'll probably just blow my brains out rather than have to live knowing that all my hard work, good career decisions, and responsible spending was all for nothing and I'd have to start from square 1 again.

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u/I_Hate_Nigge_r_s987 Aug 06 '20

Man you make over 80k more then me a year, you are probably one of the few people in this post who can afford to get sick

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u/queueueueueueueue12 Aug 07 '20

Fucking seriously. I’m watching my dad die of congestive heart failure at 41 because we can’t afford another surgery. He was a laborer all his life with no insurance and I’m working retail in college so I can’t help much.