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  • Majorllama@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    They are an American. It’s not like 900 dollars is some insurmountable of money to pay off in 5 years. 180 bucks a year. 15 bucks a month.

    That’s literally a Spotify subscription.

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      In America you have to pay for 5 years of Spotify just to get to the hospital when you have a heart attack

      Still a shitty system in a shitty country

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      You’re assuming they have no other debt, as medical debt doesn’t influence your credit and you can’t be forced to pay it unlike other forms of debt, making it the last form of debt to pay off (and most have some larger crippling debt that comes first). You’re assuming they’re paid more than minimum wage (~15k a year), so 1/15 of their yearly income, and that already cannot afford housing and food. You’re assuming they have a consistent income and aren’t seasonal only.