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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 10th, '21, 01:46    


Moi

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Yeah, it's really garbage. As well off as the US is - you'd think they could afford to give everyone free healthcare.
The people who pay taxes complain about the people who can't pay taxes instead of being angry at the rich people who don't pay taxes like they should be.
So these people are quick to call the sick and disabled lazy and say they should be working if they want to see doctors and get medications.
They want to cut back on the money the sick and disabled get instead of demanding the rich pay more.
I'm..."lucky" because I have a disability insurance that covers my medication and doctor visits.
They don't cover dental, though.

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 10th, '21, 08:05    


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It's just so unfair.
Rich people gets richer by the day, which means poor people gets poorer by the day :/
We are creating a world of inequalities.

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 10th, '21, 20:43    


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Work meeting: Done.
Did not turn exactly as I expected, but not so bad either.
Now time to start preparing work stuff before the classes being.

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 10th, '21, 20:48    


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People were talking about how if a poor person gets a speeding ticket and is charged $200, then a rich person should be charged double or triple that amount.
People got upset saying it was unfair to charge the rich more.
Someone then responded saying "A poor person may find it hard to survive without that $200 but a rich person won't find it hard to survive paying double or triple.

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 10th, '21, 21:55    


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I don't know about speeding tickets. Because that's a fine, and maybe that would work differently. I don't know.

But everybody has the right to have a proper safety net in life - even if it's a humble life.
Everybody has the right to a home, some may live in small apartments and others in mansion. But it's amoral that some people don't have a roof over their heads.
Everybody has the right to be fed, some may eat basic food and others may eat caviar and ostrichs. But it's amoral leaving a person to starve.
Everybody has the right to be treated by a doctor, some may only get medical treatments and others may get fancy suites nicely decorated and fresh flowers. But it's amoral letting a peolpe die just because they can't pay a hospital bill.

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 11th, '21, 01:42    


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We saw a lot of homeless people when we took my sister to the children's hospital recently. It was sad to see.
I've heard of people dying because they couldn't afford medication.
I know people starve to death - even in the US.

I'm a pretty cheap person so I tend to question the exact reason why something would cost so much.
Like getting a tooth pulled - why did it cost almost $400?
It took the dentist less than 2 minutes to pull my tooth so I know it's not due to labor.
Maybe the local anesthesia they use is expensive?
Even so, they didn't use that much on me >8u

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 11th, '21, 08:36    


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Fortunately we don't have that problem here, nobody starves to death nor dies without a medication.
Homelessness does exist though. There are places for homeless people but I've heard they are not great, and they usually prefer wandering than staying there.


Well, when you pay for something there are plenty of hidden expensives.
When you go to the dentist you are paying for his time, which is worth a lot because he must pay the loans he got to study in college. So his hourly cost is way more than, let's say, a mechanic.
You're also paying a share on the rent of the stablishment, of the salary of the people attending outside, of the electric bill, etc. Which must be paid in order to have a dentist at all.

Of course, a bag of tea costs a few cents, but I know ordering a tea in a bar will 20x its price. That's the same reason.

Also expensiveness is relative.
I mean, $400 might sound a lot. But how much do you spend in leisure (here and games) in a year? How much does that sum up in the last 5 or 10 years?
You don't pull a tooth off every year, but it gives not pleasure. When you spend money in pleasurable stuff you don't regret it as much.

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 11th, '21, 20:50    


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My dad and cousin had to stay at a halfway house that was attached to a kind of...I think it's a soup kitchen, I don't think people can live there. They might, though...
I see people hanging around outside there too :\
I think everyone deserves food. Like...I LOVE food. It's more than just something to keep you living.
Food is meant to be enjoyed and shared and give happiness.

I don't consider almost $400 in one sitting for 10 minutes to be equal to what I spend every month on here, games, and bills.
$400 is pretty much most of my only check I get a month.
You can't talk me into believing $400 to get a tooth pulled is perfectly fine xD
It's too expensive, especially for someone who gets one disability check a month.
What I spend on KofK and on games is nowhere near that $400.

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 11th, '21, 22:19    


Amura

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Yeah, food is not only for the body, is also meant for the soul.
In Mediterranean countries the kitchen is traditionally the heart of the house, because around food is when every member of the family gathers.
Being deprived of a proper table and food to share with others is cruel.


It's a point of view.
For me it is all relative. I may spend money on some things just because they fulfill me in a sense, while I'm not so happy about others that feel as a burden or an obligation.

$400 sounds like too much for a tooth pulled indeed, but my knowledge of dental procedures is quite small and I'm not a good judge anyway.

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 Post subject: Re: [ Amura's house on a tree ]
Posted: Sep 12th, '21, 01:42    


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Every living person eats food so I always wish people could just share food and get along.
I mentioned wanting to hand food out to people and my dad said we could join a soup kitchen.
Problem being that I...don't want to leave home.
People I don't know scare me.
So it's hard to want to feed people but also not want to leave home because you're scared of them.
This is why I wish I could create a robot me that can do all the stuff I can't 8,u

Well, I'm a cheapass, so I'm very particular about expenses.
Like I rarely buy clothes because they cost too much and I already have clothes to wear.
Sure, they're faded and old but they're still wearable.
I've worn shoes with holes in them because they're still wearable.

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