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US man stages $1 bank robbery to get state healthcare (2011) (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 37 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

this article is more than 13 years old.

Really, guys?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    Just cause he thought of it first makes it no less relevant as a choice for healthcare.

    Mind you with the current administration I think standards may slide a lot and you might end up working in mines on this plan.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    on top of that it's just a repost from another karmafarming account who posted it to uplifting news

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    But there is no karma in Lemmy. Why would someone farm it?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    Because there is karma on some instances and ways to see your total score. Is it still dumb? Absolutely, but people be people.

    Some people also just repost anything to another instance if they don't like another instance. It's reposts all the way down!

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    • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    In a for-profit private prison, he won't get very much health care.

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    [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year 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.

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    • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    (2011)

    Well it shows that the bad state of the United States is nothing new; it's just even worse now.

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    [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Gary Cole should play him in the movie

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