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Re:Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay by DoreenMichele on Sunday January 12, 2020 @11:51AM (#22027284)
To be fair, American smugness about this is likely driven by the fact that most Americans lack perspective concerning how other systems work. They just don't get it that a better medical system that doesn't tie medical access to having a job at all brings stress levels down enormously.
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Re:Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay by dfilppi on Sunday January 12, 2020 @11:54AM (#22027310)
You dont need a job to have access to health care in the US. All you need is the ability to pay for the services you use.
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Re:Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay by DoreenMichele on Sunday January 12, 2020 @11:57AM (#22027327)
For most people, no job means both no medical insurance and also no ability to pay out of pocket. So I'm baffled as to how this is supposed to be a rebuttal.
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Re:Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay by jkoudys on Sunday January 12, 2020 @12:47PM (#22027705)
It's doubly confusing, as you'll find unhealthy people have a much harder time earning the money in order to get well so they can work.
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Re:Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay by DoreenMichele on Sunday January 12, 2020 @12:51PM (#22027734)
Yes, I live this first-hand. It's quite crazy making stuff.
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Re:Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay by rumanator on Sunday January 12, 2020 @12:18PM (#22027481)
> You dont need a job to have access to health care in the US. All you need is the ability to pay for the services you use.

About 40% of Americans would struggle to come up with $400 for an unexpected expense, and most wouldn't even be able to borrow any money.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/20/heres-why-so-many-americans-...

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Re:Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay by sudosysgen on Sunday January 12, 2020 @12:10PM (#22027408)
This is extremely pedantic and misses the point entirely, and I'm sure you know it.
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