A Boring Dystopia

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US man stages $1 bank robbery to get state healthcare (2011) (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I remember reading about this. For somebody who doesn't live in America, this was certainly an eye-opener regarding how broken America's health system is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

It depends on the state, but where I live you can apply for free health insurance if you are unemployed or making minimum wage (free groceries too). That said, Trump is doing his best to put an end to state welfare programs.