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Re:What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job by clumsysmurf on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @04:18PM (#17191371)
> Those things are obviously unfortunate, but relatively rare

Not rare at all, 1 in 5 Americans is being pursued by collection agencies for being unable to pay medical bills.

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Re:What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job by icedchai on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @04:29PM (#17191446)
That's good news. Since they're not paying their bills, they actually have more money to invest instead. ;)

You know what they say about lies and statistics... In all seriousness, even if this dubious statistic is true, most of those are not due to terminal or debilitating illnesses. "Unable to pay medical bills" can be for a variety of reasons, ranging from the obvious (not having the money), to confusion, to billing errors or insurance problems.

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Re:What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job by ceejayoz on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @04:55PM (#17191700)
In the US, it needn't be terminal nor debilitating to bankrupt you.
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Re:What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job by ams6110 on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @05:23PM (#17191954)
Bankruptcy is not the end of the world. It's an inconvenience for a few years.
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Re:What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job by lazyasciiart on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @06:53PM (#17192602)
It's certainly the end of the "hey I have so much money I don't even need to work" feeling of financial independence, though.
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Re:What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job by goodpass on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @11:36PM (#17193773)
I can tell you’ve never been bankrupt.
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Re:What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job by philsnow on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @08:05PM (#17192959)
wow, do you have a citation for that ?
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