riotous_jocundity

riotous_jocundity t1_je0vufo wrote

I had a UTI a few months ago and also don't have insurance. I made a tele-health appointment with CVS for the same day, got an Rx, and had my meds within two hours. It cost something like $80.

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riotous_jocundity t1_j5p99zz wrote

People have always traded and often had items that had symbolic value that could be used as money. Capitalism, however, was an invention of just a few hundred years ago in one particular region. It is not universal, it is not that old, and there are many other ways of organizing a society.

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riotous_jocundity t1_j02fm72 wrote

Lots of people make really bad decisions for themselves at various points in their lives. But people who start out wealthier, with a stable family and support system, access to education and healthcare (including mental healthcare), are far more likely to be able to recover from those mistakes without serious consequences.

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riotous_jocundity t1_is15b2p wrote

There is a serious shortage of affordable housing that has only worsened over the last two years. 30% of the single-family home stock in this country has been bought up by corporations. There are going to be far more unhoused people in the coming years unless we start regulating this.

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