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We definitely have safety nets. Ours just cost more and give less. To be fair we are also a much larger country with more diversity (especially of culture) tha
by adamsea 7y ago
We definitely have safety nets. Ours just cost more and give less.
To be fair we are also a much larger country with more diversity (especially of culture) than many countries with robust social safety nets.
Basically what I want to know is, if I don’t have health insurance through my employer, make $50K a year, and get cancer, what happens? I don’t know for sure but here in the US I’m guessing the answer would be mountains of debt.
- unishark 7y ago> Basically what I want to know is, if I don’t have health insurance through my employer, make $50K a year, and get cancer, what happens? I don’t know for sure but here in the US I’m guessing the answer would be mountains of debt. You must apply to a charity such as a catholic hospital that provides care for such cases. I know people with expensive conditions that have done this. If it gets so bad that you become disabled, you can get social security. If you run up a mountain of debt you can get rid of it (and your credit rating) via bankruptcy.