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> about how bad the American system is, you're really talking about a minority of its users

It sure seems that way if a wealth family with top level insurance can still get bankrupt by medical bills. Examples of that are right here in comments.





Are you referring to the comment that roots this thread?

No need. It's a known phenomenon.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/16/1104969...

https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/medical-debt/

https://www.marketplace.org/story/2024/03/27/health-and-weal...

As for income distribution

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gini-coef...

State GDP figures are skewed by high earners. The US is massively and systemically unequal, with far less economic mobility than the EU.


I asked a question about the comments on this thread. This isn't responsive to that question.



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