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I love the intent but doesn’t this make the problem worse? Your dollars are essentially rewarding a system that created the debt in the first place.
by fujidust 4y ago
I love the intent but doesn’t this make the problem worse? Your dollars are essentially rewarding a system that created the debt in the first place.
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- chizhik-pyzhik 4y agoThe same argument is made against helping homelessness, right? Providing overnight shelters makes being homeless less miserable but doesn't really solve the root problem.
- fujidust 4y agoClose, but I’m not advocating against helping, just commenting on this particular approach. Also in your example, homeless needing shelter are currently at risk of environmental exposure whereas in this stage of medical debt, the damage has already been done (debt is discounted due to time elapsed since its initial sale). Buying medical debt offers relief by way of positive disposition but also rewards someone who bought and sold that debt along the way. If you’re voting your dollars to a system that profits off misfortune, you are encouraging that system to exist.
- foogazi 4y agoNot for the people whose medical debt is eliminated Reminds me of https://www.thestarfishchange.org/starfish-tale https://www.thestarfishchange.org/starfish-tale We all have to wait for the US to solve its systemic healthcare problem - but we can make a difference in someone’s life now