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Re:What Dreams May Come by hessenwolf on Thursday March 13, 2014 @07:31AM (#7391139)
The highest source of personal bankruptcy in China is medical expenses.

Something something about the largest risk of poverty for middle class people in China is medical expenses.

Source: WHO speaker at a longevity conference I attended.

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Re:What Dreams May Come by pge on Thursday March 13, 2014 @01:23PM (#7393231)
I believe (though I don't have a source handy) that the same is true in the US - medical expenses are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy.
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Re:What Dreams May Come by sp332 on Thursday March 13, 2014 @02:26PM (#7393750)
What would be a better thing to bankrupt people for?
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Re:What Dreams May Come by seanmcdirmid on Thursday March 13, 2014 @08:24AM (#7391298)
China doesn't really have personal bankruptcy. Its pay at the door or die, and that includes various hongbaos needed for the doc to do a good job.
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Re:What Dreams May Come by hessenwolf on Friday March 14, 2014 @08:45AM (#7398351)
Not sure how it was defined. My brain recorded it as 'made fuck-poor'.
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