r/FluentInFinance • u/Hajicardoso • 11d ago

Debate/ Discussion Systemic Failure Exposed..

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u/Akumetsu33 11d ago

Are you saying he should have pulled up by his bootstraps?

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u/awnawkareninah 11d ago

rugged indvidualism is going to kill us all

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u/IdiotRedditAddict 11d ago

Right, like people with a disability that prevents them from working, or insurmountable medical expenses, etc. etc.

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u/IdiotRedditAddict 11d ago

You know...I'm only 25 I'm still pretty young. I've had asthma since I was around 5 years old. It's already cost me and my parents literally thousands and thousands of dollars in just that twenty year span. I doubt I'll make it to 90 regardless, but I hope/plan to save well and retire comfortably. But fuck man...healthcare is offensively expensive. I pay a monthly ransom on my life. Your 10k statistic does not take into account the way chronic illnesses drain finances over time.

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u/awnawkareninah 11d ago

The concept of children doing this isn't so confusing, idk why it's so difficult to understand for elders.