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I live in Poland and I am BAFFLED at how bad ________ in US. You could replace that with a lot of things unfortunately. If you put "and expensive" at the end,
by Clubber 6y ago
I live in Poland and I am BAFFLED at how bad ________ in US.
You could replace that with a lot of things unfortunately. If you put "and expensive" at the end, it would probably be just as correct.
- clairity 6y agoit’s not baffling. we decided to glamorize billionaires rather than the amazing country we could have had if we’d stopped at millionaires as the height of (economic) status and reasonable wealth accumulation. a billionaire simply cannot allocate capital as efficiently as a thousand millionaires, so we choke on our own collective greed.
- xyst 6y agonamely healthcare. it's an absolute disaster if you have to do anything beyond the simple "annual health examinations." I literally hate going to the doctor because the various billing departments are often nightmares to deal with.
- Talanes 6y agoI literally haven't been to the doctor in four years, because the last time I went in for an X-ray they charged me immediately, and then later sent a bill for some more charges on the same X-ray. My insurance and medical provider are the same entity, which I thought was supposed to avoid this exact situation. Now I just avoid any medical treatment unless it is completely unavoidable, because I have absolutely no trust that the costs won't just be suddenly upgraded afterwords.
- aksss 6y agoAnd that’s with insurance. Imagine how it is without. Though I think most Americans could learn a lot about the importance of taking care of themselves better by going without insurance for a while. It tends to drive a healthier lifestyle IME.