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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by readhn on Saturday February 15, 2020 @10:36PM (#22339646)
>> Most middle class people don’t go bankrupt when they get sick.

The median American household currently holds just $11,700 in savings. most people in usa would be ruined financially by a serious sickness where each day at the hospital alone could be up to $5000.

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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by eanzenberg on Sunday February 16, 2020 @12:35AM (#22339969)
Literally why insurance exists
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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by ars on Sunday February 16, 2020 @12:15AM (#22339912)
No one ever actually pays that. With insurance a deductible is around $4,000. Or they have medicaid. Or they negotiate with the hospital. Or they just don't pay.

Those news stories about people being ruined, are in the news exactly BECAUSE they are unusual.

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