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Re:Ask HN: How can I prepare for hard economic times? by unionpivo on Monday March 14, 2022 @06:46AM (#30670774)
With exception of USA, individuals cost of healthcare is not that high.

I pay several times more for my phone+internet per year than for my healthcare (and I have 2 separate chronic conditions)

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Re:Ask HN: How can I prepare for hard economic times? by CaptArmchair on Monday March 14, 2022 @07:02AM (#30670870)
> individuals cost of healthcare is not that high

What you don't pay for out of pocket, you do pay either in quality of care or through your taxes, one way or the other.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I prepare for hard economic times? by jjoonathan on Monday March 14, 2022 @09:10AM (#30671980)
It's definitely possible to win this game compared to the US, because the situation in the US is so bad. We pay double and our health care isn't twice as good, not even close. You have to hustle hard in order to argue that it's even a smidgen better, let alone twice as good, because mostly it's just more expensive.
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