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Re:Health system sues thousands of patients, seizes pay and ... by newguy1234 on Monday September 09, 2019 @11:10PM (#20924739)
Yup, which makes you wonder why poor people go to the USA compared to say the Netherlands or some European country. If you are poor in the USA, you will be exploited.
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Re:Health system sues thousands of patients, seizes pay and ... by marcyb5st on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @08:28AM (#20927425)
It baffles me as well. Especially considering that the "American Dream" (technically defined as Social Mobility [1]) is more achievable in Europe. Especially in Scandinavian countries which are also the "happiest" countries on the planet.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility

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