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> How do you objectively measure that? Compare the top causes of personal bankruptcies in the USA and France. Medical debt is one of the top causes in the USA.

> How do you objectively measure that? Compare the top causes of personal bankruptcies in the USA and France. Medical debt is one of the top causes in the USA. I wasn't able to confirm this with a quick search, but I sincerely doubt that's true of France. (The other replies here seem to have missed that Marazan's point was about financial ruin from medical expenses, and was not a general point about quality-of-life.)

cscurmudgeon 4y ago
The other replies don't miss that. Marazan's just randomly equated: "You could live with dignity here in France on minimum wage" with "It means an adverse medical condition doesn't financially cripple you for life." That is an important component of dignity but not the only one. Homelessness is another component. And frankly, after being in Paris and living in SF, I am much more worried about folks in Paris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homeless_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homeless_...