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Re:The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians: 'You're alw... by ryaneager on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @04:33PM (#37849913)
Shouldn’t we as a society front the cost for the services ? I guess, socializing pet care is going to be a far step behind socializing human medicine and that is still a hot topic.

There is enough wealth created in our economy to cover these costs, and more, but heaven forbid a company not make more profit this year than last.

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Re:The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians: 'You're alw... by massysett on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @05:33PM (#37850527)
Absolutely not, no. I can think of no basis to demand that non-pet owners pay taxes to subsidize pet owners.
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Re:The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians: 'You're alw... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @06:07PM (#37850924)
What a silly idea. There is nowhere near enough money in the economy to cover these kinds of costs for pets.

Every dollar in the economy is only 70k/person and the government already takes 28k/person.

Why would I ever want to pay exorbitant prices for your pet. I don't even want to do it for mine.

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