• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    If you don’t have the money you get debt. At some point in a hospital visit a person swings by to get your financial information. They can’t refuse care, but they can demand your info.

    If you can’t pay your bill that’s totally ok, it’ll sit there waiting as debt collectors hound you every few days. Or you can reach out to a hospital run charity program to prove you’re sufficiently poor and get a reduced cost payment plan.

    It’s dystopian, yes, but more in the “a lot of Americans go into medical bankruptcy” way than the “you’re forced to give birth out back” way.

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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      9 minutes ago

      At some point, the government is going to criminalize debt. They are already starting to, with student loans. Also remember that the 14th Amendment allows the government to literally treat prisoners like slaves, and force them to work.

      So, prepare for debtors’ prisons, where you will be forced to work off your debt.