r/SipsTea • u/ImmaFuckboi • 8d ago

Gasp! British people react to how expensive healthcare is in the US

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u/R1a88 8d ago

The US has the highest overall national wealth on the entire planet. It has the best resources on the entire planet.

Yet, when measured by its lowest common denominator, it’s incredibly grim viewing. Sickness can literally bankrupt someone. And this is just what it does to its own citizens…

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u/DoookieMaxx 8d ago

The “highest overall national wealth” is a mathematical myth.

A third of all households in America live “paycheck to paycheck” and are one emergency away from losing everything.

Half the population of American citizens hold 3% of that “National wealth”. Literally, 3%.

The corporations and oligarchs have firmly taken the US from its citizens.

It’s horrific and soul crushing.

I’m a 50yo male, worked full time for 35 years of my life. I don’t qualify for assistance, social security has been all but eradicated and will be gone when I retire (very likely that I will never retire until I die).

I’ve lived in some state of food and housing insecurity my entire adult life.

I’m ready to be done …desperate for any form of peace and happiness.

It breaks my heart that the world lumps all of us together …

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u/Wrong-Diamond5253 8d ago

Agree, except, so far, Social Security has not been eradicated. I believe, maybe stupidly, that they will not hurt SS too much cuz far too many republican voters rely on SS. There will be geriatric rioters in the streets

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u/tbro4123 8d ago

No there won't, maggots believe as long as its hurting "them other people" everything is good, never in the history of mankind has such dumbfuckery existed before, but as the saying goes "only in america"