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> about how bad the American system is, you're really talking about a minority of its users It sure seems that way if a wealth family with top level insurance
by egorfine 1y ago
> about how bad the American system is, you're really talking about a minority of its users
It sure seems that way if a wealth family with top level insurance can still get bankrupt by medical bills. Examples of that are right here in comments.
- tptacek 1y agoAre you referring to the comment that roots this thread?
- TheOtherHobbes 1y agoNo need. It's a known phenomenon. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/16/1104969627/medical-debt-upended-their-lives-heres-what-it-took-from-them https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/16/1104969... https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/medical-debt/ https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/medical-debt/ https://www.marketplace.org/story/2024/03/27/health-and-wealth-why-americans-are-drowning-in-medical-debt https://www.marketplace.org/story/2024/03/27/health-and-weal... As for income distribution https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gini-coefficient-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gini-coef... State GDP figures are skewed by high earners. The US is massively and systemically unequal, with far less economic mobility than the EU.
- tptacek 1y agoI asked a question about the comments on this thread. This isn't responsive to that question.