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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by semerda on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @03:53AM (#21068706)
Right. Only in the USA actually. Where an Ambulance costs ~2,5K for ALS and ~1,5K for BLS. The stupidity of this is crazy. I once had a bike crash in SF (dude opened the door on me) and someone called the ambulance. Not sure who. But I could walk so no use getting into the ambulance. The cop gave me a free ride down to a health clinic to get stitches. That didn't stop the city of SF sending me a bill for $400 for the ambulance. Bunch of thieves!

This problem doesn't exist in countries where there is public healthcare like in Australia, Canada and I believe most countries in Europe.

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Re:Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Wat... by HenryBemis on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @04:00AM (#21068736)
"You" (plural) in the USA have managed to make healthcare the means for the richer to become richest, and paying them with your blood. It goes beyond me how politicians with lobbyists (big pharma etc) allowed this to happen, don't send them all to hell where they belong, and reclaim your lives and your health.

And the fun fact is that US citizens call socialism "evil" while you sacrifice your health and/or your livelihood over a broken leg. I got a completely different definition what "evil" is, and oh btw I'm serving capitalism in EU (so don't start crying out "socialiiiiiist!!").

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