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Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill aimed at eliminating medical debt (www.theguardian.com)
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Exclusive: legislation would create a program to cancel all existing patient debt and block creditors from collecting past medical bills

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 33 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You know who doesn't have medical debt?

Every other G7 country.

[–] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But think of the shareholders...

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

and the economy

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Lolbruh never gonna happen. Not that I don’t support this. Shithole country tho.

[–] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 months ago

Man, Bernie just hates America. How are the businesses that gave predatory loans to people who were desperate for medical attention going to survive after this? Think of all the jobs or something.

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I'm good with this as long as it applies to future debt as well. I don't have medical debit because I haven't been able to afford medical care out of pocket and I won't take on debt. So I have been to the doctor once and the dentist not at all in the last 19 years. But hell yeah I'll go if it'll get paid for.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So, uh, who will actually be paying for medical care?

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You have no idea how stupid this “gotcha” phrase sounds to literally everyone who isn’t from the US my guy.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

This isn't a proposal to have the government pay for medical care. It appears to be a proposal to have nobody pay for medical care.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago

Lol ok