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Cake day: June 5th, 2023
  • Boozilla@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is an individual's debt rescinded when they passed away?English
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    4 months ago

    In the US: a big gotcha is medical debt.

    Surviving spouses are often stuck with the debt after the patient dies.

    It’s one of the many reasons that when you check into a hospital they make you and your spouse sign all kinds of paperwork.

    It’s usually the first thing they make you do, and why they roll out that stupid computer cart. Making sure you can and will pay (even after death) is all they really care about. Doing it right when you come in (scared and seeking help) is when they love to pounce.

    Providing actual healthcare is way down the list of priorities. I’m talking about owners and admins, not providers.

    Yes, it’s very predatory. Murica.

  • Boozilla@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is something society treats as normal that you secretly think is completely insane?English
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    4 months ago

    Having children when you can’t even take care of yourself. Worse, doubling down and having lots of children in order to “play the odds” and hope at least some survive.

    Obviously, I’m not talking about rape victims here, they didn’t choose that.

    I’m talking about parents who have no means of support, and intentionally have kids anyway. Then society mostly applauds.

    I’ve seen this shit firsthand many times. And humans the world over do it. They breed like mindless animals, then act so sad and surprised when their children suffer.

    Definitely insane, yet normalized.