Re:Young people in U.S. dying at high rates
by nradov on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @04:19PM
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You aren't liable for your parents' debt unless you voluntarily sign on as a guarantor.
Re:Young people in U.S. dying at high rates
by fzeroracer on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @04:28PM
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That's objectively wrong, considering there are states with filial responsibility laws that can pass down medical debt from the parent to the child.
That also ignores that when a family member is sick even on Medicaid they're going to require assistance from the family, which can mean losing your job or benefits in order to support them. As someone that works out of state from the rest of my family, if my parents were to get sick or injured that would lead to the loss of my job if I chose to prioritize them over my career.
The fact is that no, things are not amazing in 2019 and there are not endless possibilities for people. You've traded social media for being blind to the woes that the poor face every day. People are dying because death is better than saddling your family with generational medical debt, the stress of losing everything if you get sick once pushes people beyond the limits they can handle and the lack of social opportunities due to working 24/7 to live piles on top.
I've had this discussion with my parents before, where they've straight up mentioned that they'd sooner die than potentially saddle me with debt if they ever get cancer or some other debilitating condition. What kind of fucking life is that to live?