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People relied on accounts powered by Synapse for everyday expenses like buying groceries and paying rent, or for saving for major life events like home purchases or surgeries.
Gotta love US healthcare
I'd be broke a long time ago if I lived the US. Good thing I'm French and a surgery for a life threatening condition, plus 4 month of rehabilitation, costed me a whopping 0€.
Seriously? I had to pay $118,000. I fought insurance company for two years and eventually only ended up paying about $12,000
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Door-in-the-face_technique
That's some kind of communist talk. In the Land of the Free you are your own man. No nanny state telling you what to do. You have options. You can be rich, you can put all your money into a scam bank, which is de facto sanctioned, (and die when they do a rug pull because you no longer have money for life saving, much less preventative care), or you can die. But this was your choice, and you can have a huge truck (N.B. the bank actually owns the truck, but in 5 years you'll have it paid off).
🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
In reality I left the US years ago and don't miss it, I do fear for friends though.
We have a fantastic medical system if you are poor in a state that funds it’s Medicaid system well OR wealthy enough to not be burdened by the cost of medical care.
To be fair, being poor only works if it is a clear cut life threatening issue. Otherwise, they treat and street you...
My statement about being in a state that funds Medicaid properly is true.
In Maryland Medicaid is actually decent coverage, meaning you ought to be able to get covered. I was laid off and the state automatically gave me Medicaid. It covered everything my previous insurance did, no hoops to jump through.
My son was even assaulted and ended up in the hospital during this time, no hassles re: having Medicaid.
In Virginia … you’re fucked.
Be my language tutor 🙃 I’d love to Marseille in a heartbeat.
America dumb.
I wouldn't call them dumb. Masochist, maybe, but not dumb.
We're not masochists, we're just ruled by sadists.