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That leads into a whole other debate. Death vs. Debt is straightforward when you're 30 or 40 and looking at $100k to cure a snakebite. It's an entirely differ
by kgermino 16y ago
That leads into a whole other debate. Death vs. Debt is straightforward when you're 30 or 40 and looking at $100k to cure a snakebite. It's an entirely different issue when you're 70 and looking at a $2m cancer treatment, the only problem is then you know that your debt will be payed for by the government.
- pyre 16y ago> Death vs. Debt is straightforward when you're 30 or 40 and looking at $100k to cure a snakebite. It's an entirely different issue when you're 70 and looking at a $2m cancer treatment, the only problem is then you know that your debt will be payed for by the government. That may be, but this entire discussion is around snakebites and anti-venom which is a lot different than a (possibly) terminal condition like cancer. You're completely changing the frame of reference when you compare 2 different types of health issue and two different age brackets at the same time...
- kgermino 16y agoGood point but even if the 70y.o. had a snakebite that would cost $100k to cure it's still a debate. My point wasn't that you shouldn't go into debt to cure a snakebite. I was just trying to show that your point was over-simplified and is a debate not a given.