Re:No One Goes There Anymore
by vertex-four on Monday May 18, 2020 @05:22AM
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> And what are you basing this on?
Talking to working-class friends in the US about their access to healthcare. They feel concerned about the price of going to their doctor about things that our doctors urge us to talk to them about. Routine, expected medical treatment often takes years of saving up, and I've had friends die before they managed to get that treatment. When people wind up with an illness requiring ongoing treatment, any additional money they might make quickly goes down the drain.
They also feel scared about losing their job, and therefore their access to healthcare, if they ever become ill enough to have to call off sick, thus compounding the problem.
Yes, it's rational when you're well-off to want to keep your money. But I'd very much prefer to make sure the people around me have real access to healthcare than that I can maybe buy a slightly nicer house.
Talking to working-class friends in the US about their access to healthcare. They feel concerned about the price of going to their doctor about things that our doctors urge us to talk to them about. Routine, expected medical treatment often takes years of saving up, and I've had friends die before they managed to get that treatment. When people wind up with an illness requiring ongoing treatment, any additional money they might make quickly goes down the drain.
They also feel scared about losing their job, and therefore their access to healthcare, if they ever become ill enough to have to call off sick, thus compounding the problem.
Yes, it's rational when you're well-off to want to keep your money. But I'd very much prefer to make sure the people around me have real access to healthcare than that I can maybe buy a slightly nicer house.