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Re:Russia reports 'unprecedented' hacking campaign aimed at ... by xtian on Thursday May 27, 2021 @01:45PM (#27305889)
A Chase survey from January of this year found that 40% of Americans don’t have enough cash on hand to cover a $400 emergency. The NHIS estimated that from 2017-2019 anywhere from 8,500 to 25,000 non-elderly adults died in the US from lack of healthcare coverage. In a 2019 Gallup poll, 25% of US adults said they or a family member had delayed treatment for a serious medical condition during the past year because of financial concerns. As of 2018 there were roughly 550,000 homeless people in the US on any given night. The US has around 25% of the world’s prison population with 698 people incarcerated per 100,000.

But we have freedom and human rights!

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Re:Russia reports 'unprecedented' hacking campaign aimed at ... by viro on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:11PM (#27306208)
> A Chase survey from January of this year found that 40% of Americans don’t have enough cash on hand to cover a $400 emergency.

Did you know that has nothing to do with how much money you make? if you don't save any money you won't have money for unexpected expenses.

> As of 2018 there were roughly 550,000 homeless people in the US on any given night

Heres some other countries homeless populations Germany: 650,000 China: 2,579,000 Canada: 129,127 (36 per 10k) New Zealand: 41,207 (94 per 10k). The US is 17 per 10k just so you know.

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Re:Russia reports 'unprecedented' hacking campaign aimed at ... by xtian on Thursday May 27, 2021 @02:28PM (#27306390)
Let's say your number for China is accurate (it's not). Why aren't all these free human rights respecting places able to do better on the rate of homelessness than an oppressive authoritarian regime?

Let's assume you're right that everyone is just spending all their money irresponsibly. Why isn't our system of free speech and open access to information able to educate people better?

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