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Does this mean I can stop stuffing my face with olives now (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think it is a bit unfair to speak of rose colored glasses there.

There is many people in the US who simply cannot afford an ambulance being called for them, if they are in a serious health situation. The people that have "rose colored" glasses in this context are the people whose options are "any healthcare" and "no healthcare".

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah, I'm not sure it's fair to compare the insurance they got through their employer at $400 a month with the basic free tier of a system of universal health care.

[–] PolyLlamaRous@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Fair comment, but don't think that I don't know how it is. I lived in the US for 28 years. The first 19 or 20 of which I had no insurance of any kind and was also fairly poor. I know all about not being able to see a doctor when sick or hurt.