An awful lot of the posters here who talk about "rolling with the punches" on medical bills probably have decent health insurance. That's getting tougher to obtain, I only got health insurance at the beginning of this month, I couldn't afford it since September, 2000. For many people, the bankruptcy laws ARE their health insurance.
Worth repeating, quote of the day.
Those are the most interesting posts. They harken back to a philosophy of the Victorian age that found its way into novels, laws and a general attitude. Some of this was Calvinistic (good people prosper and bad people suffer) and some of it was simply a way to demonize the poor, and some of it was based on the tenets of Herbert Spencer (survival of the fittest). Dickens lampoons it in A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) and other works.
It's a fascinating belief system.
Un-freakin-believable. She musta been totally out of her freakin' mind.
I only got health insurance at the beginning of this month, I couldn't afford it since September, 2000. For many people, the bankruptcy laws ARE their health insurance.
I understand that. I would've had a dental appointment today, except that even at 40% off their regular price (this office has a sliding scale for people with less income, 40% off is as low as they go) we still can't afford for me to go to the dentist unless I'm in pain. Can't afford it even then, but some things you simply have to do.