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I don't understand this comment--what do you mean?

• solardev 3y ago
  I just mean that people will be cheap and complain endlessly about small trivial things that they use all the time (like YouTube, or Netflix, or an IDE) rather than paying for it. And those things are like $20/mo and have an immediately visible benefit. Meanwhile, a doctor's visit can cost anywhere from $50/visit (with good insurance and a copay) to hundreds of dollars, more for special procedures, and more for prescriptions, etc. Much of the time you walk away with the problem not really solved, requiring multiple referrals and specialist visits. It's really easy to want to put it off till later, especially when money's tight. Yes, the situation gets worse over time, but it's one of the easiest things to procrastinate on. It's part of the reason I hate for-profit healthcare... it discourages routine preventative care that could help a lot of people and prevent more expensive treatments later, instead of just making them put it off until an ER visit is needed. Making people pay for their healthcare like this just means few people are going to use it routinely, instead waiting for their condition to worsen and fester. Especially teeth, yeesh, where even good insurance doesn't get you much.