• FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io
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      2 months ago

      want

      You’re assuming a whole hell of a lot, odds are good they fucking can’t!

      You’re also assuming that the debt is valid, which is often not the case with medical debt: Shit gets billed wrong, patients may not even receive notice, and by the time it gets to the collection agency, they may not be in a position to contest it.

      Glad you’re lucky enough that this has never been a problem though, congratulations on your good fortune. You may fancy yourself a self made success, but that is an illusion: Unless you’re independently wealthy (perhaps, even if you are), you’re only one bad day away from joining those people.

      Never forget that.

    • BakerBagel@midwest.social
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      2 months ago

      Because i lost my job last year and was living on $300 a week weeknight bartending. I can pay for rent and groceries or i can pay for my student loans and credit card debt.

      I hope you never find yourself in a position where you jave to choose, because it’s a living hell