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		icedchai on May 30, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job That's good news. Since they're not paying their bills, they actually have more money to invest instead. ;) You know what they say about lies and statistics... In all seriousness, even if this dubious statistic is true, most of those are not due to terminal or debilitating illnesses. "Unable to pay medical bills" can be for a variety of reasons, ranging from the obvious (not having the money), to confusion, to billing errors or insurance problems.

ceejayoz on May 30, 2018 [–]

In the US, it needn't be terminal nor debilitating to bankrupt you.

ams6110 on May 30, 2018 | [–]

Bankruptcy is not the end of the world. It's an inconvenience for a few years.

lazyasciiart on May 30, 2018 | | | [–]

It's certainly the end of the "hey I have so much money I don't even need to work" feeling of financial independence, though.

goodpass on May 31, 2018 | | | [–]

I can tell you’ve never been bankrupt.

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