• RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    What rights do you think we don’t have in the USA? I can do whatever I want, and I do every day in the USA.

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        11 months ago

        I actually have done that in the USA. Emergency departments have to provide medical treatment to anyone who needs it regardless of their ability to pay.

        Additionally, when I was in poverty I was able to get very discounted health services at the county health department. They provide healthcare with an income-based rate, so that poor people can afford it.

        Your attempt has been debunked, good day.

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          Yup, I guess all those people with medical debt are just fuckin liars, and we actually do have free healthcare

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            The problem is that both are telling the truth. Some hospitals have discounts for low income people and others don’t. Some medical emergencies are easy to write off while others aren’t. If you don’t have decent insurance in the US it becomes kind of a lottery system, which in the end makes it harder to change voters opinions.

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              11 months ago

              Or if you do have decent insurance and also have cancer.

              Medical needs extend far beyond the occasional emergency

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              Just waiting for the day when my Dr hands me a screen and tells me it’s gonna ask me a question before looking away like a dip shit right before writing a prescription

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          11 months ago

          How about getting good healthcare outside of emergencies or living in poverty?

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            I have always had access to good healthcare in the poorest part of the USA actually. My health needs have all been taken care of well, as have the health needs of every member of my family.

            I don’t understand why all you people think we don’t have good healthcare in the USA. We literally have the top doctors in the world here, and the best medical technology that exists.

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              Kinda funny how some Americans always confuse “having” and “having access”. But I guess you’re the one person in the whole country who gets good healthcare, because pretty much everyone else tells a different story. Good for you I suppose.

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          Depending on which state your in, determines your individual freedoms.

          In Michigan:
          I can light up a joint on my porch and wave to the passing cop car.
          I cannot legally operate an unlicensed vehicle on city streets.
          I cannot launch my own aircraft.
          I cannot turn Right on Red.

          I’m fairly certain that you do not have the freedumb to cook meth in your kitchen.

          I will concede the “I can do whatever I want; once.” argument. Kind of like how I could go outside and fire off a few rounds into the air. Sure, I CAN do it, but it’s illegal for me to do so for public safety reasons.

          Also, you cannot strike a member of Congress regardless of the state.

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            11 months ago

            You may be right about some of that but I’m downvoting you for saying “freedumb” because I hate that dumb malapropism.

            Freedom is never dumb. Dumb is being against freedom.

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        11 months ago

        Abortion is legal in the USA actually. It might require a drive to a neighboring state for some states’ residents but it is still something that Americans have the right to do.

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          Although many Americans do not have the means to do so. Also some states are trying to (already have?) outlaw this.