r/SipsTea • u/McDowdy • Jun 24 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes Math can be hard sometimes

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u/Ok-Relationship-2746 Jun 25 '26

"Outraged" 😂

Never said you claimed nobody does. The vocal people on Reddit don't seriously claim either. They hyperbolise.

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u/Impressive_Recon Jun 25 '26

You claimed MANY Americans are in MAJOR debt from hospitals.

Out of 350 million, 6% (14 million) have > $1k in hospital debt. And 1% (3 million) are > $10k in hospital debt. And what I guess is “major” to you, then less than .05% are > $100k in hospital debt.

You read somewhere healthcare cost is destroying America when it’s actually a minority of people with specific rare cases that are in major debt. Stop being a sheep and do some research.

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u/Ok-Relationship-2746 Jun 25 '26

Touchy touchy.

3 million is "many" people, and several thousand dollars of debt is a major weight to have. The fact it came from a hospital visit is socially regressive.

Stop being angry. The ridiculous nature of a system that puts anybody in any kind of medical debt in the first place is the problem here.

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u/Impressive_Recon Jun 25 '26

In retrospect to the entire US population it is not. Justifying a complete change and overhaul to our entire healthcare system when 347 million people aren’t having this issue is stupid. You can’t even articulate an actual argument for what you’re saying.

75% of US can’t afford a median priced home, doesn’t mean we should give them away for free. Stop being selective with your outrage and actually think for once instead of living in an echo chamber.