BigWillis93 t1_ixol7h3 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 1:45 AM

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The easy argument is we don't know because we're poor. Relatively. I'm not a doctor I just assume a corrupt world leader won't be worrying about hopsital bills while hiding one of his many yachts.

Just speculation

tiarawhy t1_ixolj0i wrote on November 25, 2022 at 1:48 AM

I mean, maybe? It didn't help Steve Jobs and he had basically infinite money too.

fannypackbuttsnack t1_ixoocv3 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 2:14 AM

Steve Jobs chose homeopathic "treatment" over modern medicine though; they caught his cancer early enough that he had a very high chance of survival if he went the medical route. He chose against science, so he's not the best example in this case.

Paul Allen might be more fitting, since he had Lymphoma and despite his billionaire status and top-tier medical treatment still succumbed to his illness.

BigWillis93 t1_ixolv5v wrote on November 25, 2022 at 1:51 AM

I'm not saying that he'll be cheating death. When it's his time it's his time regardless of money. I'm just saying the treatments he's recieveing is probably stuff that insurance companies don't even bother to pick up the phone for you know?

I can't explain without getting into full conspiracy theories about why I think this, I have no studies on hand to back this but I have no doubt rich people get better treatment. Add on that a world leader of, arguably, the second most powerful nation (at last time of counting. Next year will probably knock em down a few pegs)