• Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    This makes me mildly infuriating:

    The unemployed Massachusetts woman figured she could roll the dice as a healthy woman in her early 30s or at worst, could hastily buy private health insurance in a pinch, Kahn said.

    The near-$21,000 burden will probably lead to fewer vacations

    A huge percentage of the population doesn’t have enough dispodable income to take a single vacation, yet this FAFO situation “will probably” lead to fewer vacations for this woman?

    My empathy meter is at near zero, TBH.

    That said, fuck any country for not having a healthcare system available to all without having to cost a few vacations.

    • /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 hours ago

      A huge percentage of the population doesn’t have enough dispodable income to take a single vacation

      I find this odd to believe though. A vacation doesn’t have to be extravagant. A good chunk of U.S states have PTO even and driving to Arizona isn’t that extravagant anyway.

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        2 hours ago

        I find this odd to believe though.

        Census.gov reports over 12% of people in the States are poor (38 million people).

        The NPR reported that half the population can’t afford rent.

        A good chunk of the rest are able to afford it, but unlikely to have several thousand laying around for a trip.

        A vacation doesn’t have to be extravagant. A good chunk of U.S states have PTO even and driving to Arizona isn’t that extravagant anyway.

        I guess it depends on what “vacation” means. In the context of this article, it seems like this lady actually travels for vacation.

        If we mean visiting the local beach as a “vacation”, we’ve really been screwed over by wealth hoarders.

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        3 hours ago

        Even just the money for a motel along with gas and food is difficult for a lot of people.