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Compared to similarly developed countries, Americans are actually in great shape when it comes to debt. See the OECD Data: https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-debt.htm


Don't be facetious. Parent was obviously referring to medical debt, which most first worlders never have to think about.


I wasn’t being facetious, I (wrongly) assumed you could infer the argument:

Americans have significantly less debt than Western Europeans. Their average appears to be 50% higher than ours. Including medical debt.

The idea, as per GP, that this treatment will inexplicably drive Americans to bankruptcy, is stupid. It’s offensively dumb. It’s the kind of uninformed doomer nonsense that runs rampant online progressive echo chambers, but has no basis in reality.

> …which most first worlders never have to think about.

Those lucky bastards. With 50% more debt.




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