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[-] omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I want a healthcare system that works for everyone. I want to not have to worry that I am going to die or go massively in debt because I get sick. I HAVE insurance and these are still the things that I worry about. Unfortunately the people who are in control are bought and paid for by healthcare lobbyists

Edit: check out Rep Mike Flood's top donor industries

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-flood/summary?cid=N00050145

[-] i_dont_want_to 22 points 2 days ago

All the budgeting in the world did not save me from the massive bills to treat conditions I was born with. I live paycheck to paycheck because of it.

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I had good insurance and worked in a very good career for decades, but my health issues and disability have wrecked me. I can’t afford food, I’ve chipped a tooth that hurts like hell but can’t afford a dentist, and I’ve been staving off homelessness by the skin of my teeth. I can’t afford anything now* and can no longer afford to live, even though I did everything ’right’.

People like this dickhead who think you can ‘just work harder’ are delusional.

this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2025
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