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Re:U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to... by threeisoneis on Monday November 04, 2019 @12:13PM (#21443777)
Do you believe the same thing about medical debt? Why or why not?
Re:U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to... by misiti3780 on Monday November 04, 2019 @02:33PM (#21445478)
Yes, and no

Yes, because I dont want to live in a world or a country where someone can go bankrupt and/or end up in poverty because of medical problem - this is still possible in the US unfortunately (though I suspect vastly over stated), Regardless, I would never support forgiving of debts for elected/vanity surgeries.

No because I would not want to just forgive all medical debt without fixing the system, which currently seems impossible in the US, politically. Because of lobbying, big pharma, etc. , free heath care would just be too expensive to implement. Obama changed some things, Trump repealed some things. It's a political hot potato.

Fixing our system is like trying to turn the titanic at this point, and any changes we make alienate a large portion of the population.

Re:U of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to... by sjg007 on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:28AM (#21453188)
The majority of bankruptcies are because of medical debt.