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Oh gosh.. That young woman is so charming OKNancy Dec 2019 #1
I've been here 20 years and still it is unimaginable. mwooldri Dec 2019 #2
"So if you're poor, you're dead," - pretty much. dchill Dec 2019 #3
I used to half joke about the return of death carts as an industry ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #4
Medical costs are unimaginable to most Americans too. It's criminal almost. Profits at the... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #5
Life in a republican paradise. Turbineguy Dec 2019 #6
Al Martin talked about this in the early nineties UpInArms Dec 2019 #8
Points! 7wo7rees Dec 2019 #28
Wait!!!! Newest Reality Dec 2019 #26
K&R demmiblue Dec 2019 #7
My dad had to take an ambulance ride to the largest hospital in town yesterday evening kedrys Dec 2019 #9
As an immigrant to Canada, it took me a while to get used to how healthcare works here. Jedi Guy Dec 2019 #21
and if you are middle class you are bankrupt DBoon Dec 2019 #10
Real Americans are invincible and never get sick! gratuitous Dec 2019 #11
K; R CatWoman Dec 2019 #12
And, if you are middle class, you often become poor. GoCubsGo Dec 2019 #13
Unfortunately they are right. My step mother had a cancer dewsgirl Dec 2019 #14
And, even if you DO have "insurance " -- Ohiogal Dec 2019 #18
I had nearly this exact conversation the other day a la izquierda Dec 2019 #15
Well yeah but moondust Dec 2019 #16
Not everyone who has chronic illness is overweight. redstatebluegirl Dec 2019 #20
Obviously. moondust Dec 2019 #22
And yet, Tories keep winning FiveGoodMen Dec 2019 #17
We have the big lie that private sector is more efficient IronLionZion Dec 2019 #19
Basically yes. See, the poor can't have healthcare because some people like their insurance Autumn Dec 2019 #23
I have a friend who's been in and out of the hospital for alcohol abuse. Initech Dec 2019 #24
yeah, but our insurance companies have the fanciest skyscrapers Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #25
You bet! Newest Reality Dec 2019 #27
it is the natural order of things ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #30
So true! burrowowl Dec 2019 #29
I love the way the young woman wrapped that up - "Fuck Trump!" Vinca Dec 2019 #31
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