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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 days ago

I'm 76 and drive for Uber after losing my savings to my wife's cancer bills. I'm not sure how long I can keep driving.

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I'm 76 and drive for Uber after losing my savings to my wife's cancer bills. I'm not sure how long I can keep driving.

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 days ago
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Jeff Mason, a former construction manager, and his wife faced financial ruin due to medical bills in the 1990s. Now, he drives for Uber at 76.
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    Who did you vote for, Jeff?

    WHO DID YOU VOTE FOR, JEFF‽

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      As if both parties aren’t in the pocket of the insurance industry.

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        Obamacare was Romneycare first.

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        yep

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      Extremely weird comment when you have no idea about his political views. It doesn’t really matter how the guy voted either, it’s a sad story about a couple being fucked over by the US medical and insurance cartels, and it is needlessly cruel to gloat over it.

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        No, it absolutely does matter. I am tired of these “we owned the libs” idiots giving each other high fives when a transwoman can’t compete in swimming and then suddenly crying bitter tears after they have no healthcare coverage.

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        I refuse to even consider feeling bad for somebody if they voted for exactly what they got.

        so if that information won’t be provided, I will hold out judgement and ignore the article

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          Assuming you voted for fascist-light party, you also voted for this… These issues predate Trump and are fully supported by the “we are capitalists” party.

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            the people who vote facist light may be perfectly willing to vote harder left if the overton window were shifted… but it’s not shifting… because of many many assholes… and since there are so many assholes, why have sympathy without context?

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            yep

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              i want to be your friend. can i run away to canada and do canadian thing with you? i’m not sure what people do in canada… but i want to learn…

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          That just makes you an asshole.

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            But not wrong.

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              He’s a wrong entitled brat whose depth of critical thinking is circlejerking around a failed 2 party system, in which both parties are pro capitalists and want private healthcare.

          • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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            it means I am focusing my energy on things that are known to be worthwhile, or at least more likely to be

            a >50% chance that the person in question is an asshole and undeserving of any sympathy means playing the odds

            people get respect when they demonstrate they deserve it

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            why should that person be having empathy for some conservative pos who voted to defund healthcare specifically so he could vote against LGBT rights and against women’s rights? this guy could be a cool dude, but he may not be. I need not have sympathy for my enemies.

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      Why don’t you tell us?

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        I don’t know. that’s why I’m asking.

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          It seems like you already made that conclusion.

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      They just wanted cheaper eggs.

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    Spent his whole life voting against the evils of socialism. I want to barf in his cab.

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      Where does it say anything about how he voted?

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        Boomer construction manager, do the math. Boomers have fought healthcare reform their whole lives because other people get sick.

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          Oh, so it doesn’t and you’re just making a wild assumption. Cool.

        • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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          @grok define prejudice

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          What you’re doing here is literally the definition of a straw man argument.

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        Right there in the statistics, probably.

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          If you’re talking about the false assumption that boomers all vote Republican, then sure.

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            What percentage of boomers vote Republican? Is it a minority or…

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              It’s a slight majority, like 53:47.

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      How do you know that? Article doesn’t seem to mention his voting habits, and his wife worked for an environmental testing company, doesn’t sound very Maga or even remotely Republican to me

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    She was sent home a day after because we couldn’t afford it.

    This is standard normal American thing. Can’t pay the bill? Die, scum! This isn’t new. This isn’t Trump. This is America, always has been. Be proud of it!

    I’m so happy that I don’t live in that hell hole

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      • BanaramaClamcrotch@lemmy.zip
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        🥰🥰🥰

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    Just until America collapses

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      Next Tuesday then?

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      Every empire’s days are numbered, but I don’t think I can count that high.

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    People like this have no excuses for not becoming national heroes.

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    Why is this news? Some guy is low on cash.

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    The best healthcare in the world is what these Republicans and blue dogs say.

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      Is it a coincidence that the money has the top of a pyramid on it? It’s a fucking pyramid scheme. Of course it’s awesome if you’re on top.

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      Maybe it is for those who can afford it.

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        Doubt

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          I mean it’s keeping our president alive against all odds.

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          It is the best. If you pay for it

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            Cuba has a cancer “vaccine.” China is doing stem cell and bone glue therapies, I can’t recall everything else. I’m a bit wiped out getting accustomed to new work and sleep hours, sorry.

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    How old is the president? That job is a lot harder to. He should be fine for another 10-15 years at least.

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    Trash country is trash.

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    The title is hella misleading. This guy is doing really well. Why was this posted??

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    Pull himself up by his own bootstraps

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    Years ago I worked for a guy who had been the CEO of some small health care related company (not “insurance”) sold it, and retired early.

    Then his wife got cancer, and her care ate up all their savings, and she died anyway. He had to go back to work in sales, which is where I met him. He had lost all of his money, but he still had some nice suits, and some nice jewelry, and a good watch, so he always looked like a million bucks, and he had that CEO confidence, so he sold very well.

    But he should have been retired and enjoying his grandkids, except our health care system destroyed what was left of his life.

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    Rich like Elon musk ,get richer but people like me get poorer! Not fair , Elon musk like people get rich by exploiting and stealing right of other people

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      There are no real get rich quick schemes, but we live in a world of get richer quick schemes.

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    Capitalism is super cool.

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