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33% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. 45% of Americans have no money in a savings account. 69% of Americans have less than a thousand dollars in s
by causi 5y ago
33% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. 45% of Americans have no money in a savings account. 69% of Americans have less than a thousand dollars in savings.
- boredpudding 5y agoAnd most of the world isn't in America. And most of the Western world has healthcare where this would be covered for all citizens.
- causi 5y agoWhich has absolutely no relation to the claim that people would have no problem paying five figures for it. Additionally, public availability is often poor. For example the UK has a large and thriving market of private TMS clinics, with multiple competing providers.
- BoxOfRain 5y agoThe UK has a booming private healthcare market in general because the NHS is leakier than the Titanic when it comes to comprehensive healthcare.
- bigwavedave 5y ago> If it works as advertised I don't think people would blink an eye at paying 5 figures for it. >> [snip]And most of the Western world has healthcare where this would be covered for all citizens. Well, let's be honest with ourselves here- if it's covered for all citizens, they probably wouldn't bat an eye at it whether it costs five figures or one.
- Jach 5y agoThese numbers are based on flawed methodology. BLS data has the median US household having $1000/mo in discretionary spending. Of those that save it rather than spend it, they're unlikely to do so in a classic savings account, but add it to their checking account or an investment portfolio. Many people, including very rich people, don't even have a savings account yet they'd be counted in your 45% as "having no money in a savings account" or "having less than a thousand dollars in savings" (which derives from how much is in a savings account).