[ SECRET POST #2789 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2789 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Captain America]


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[The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Beyond Belief]


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05. [SPOILERS for Walking Dead]



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06. [SPOILERS for Fangirl]



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07. [SPOILERS for Orange is the New Black]



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08. [SPOILERS for TWDG]



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09. [WARNING for suicide]



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10. [WARNING for abuse, (possibly?) rape]














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Comments

Re: What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

Safety net. If you can go to the doctor without fear that a diagnosis will bankrupt you.

A lot of Americans are poorer than they think they are.

Re: What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[(Anonymous)]

I like this answer.

Re: What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[(Anonymous)]

I suddenly realize why I dread the idea of going to the doctor.

Re: What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[(Anonymous)]

That benchmark only really rings true in a handful of places, though. There are still people living in poverty in countries with socialized medicine - sure, they can go to the doctor if they're ill, but that doesn't mean they never have to choose between groceries and rent.

Re: What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

The benchmark was the availability of a safety net, not specifically about medical bankruptcy. Medical bankruptcy is just one way in which a person can find themselves in deep trouble after a bad month.

Re: What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[(Anonymous)]

Englishman here. Disagreement intensifies.

Superb Orc Dave icon, btw.

Re: What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[(Anonymous)]

Give it a couple of years. Your NHS has already been privatized piecemeal by your current government. They are now in the process of mapping out direct payment methods. You'll be paying like Americans after your next election.

Re: What is the sign of someone being rich to you?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

Obviously I can't give an informed opinion about the politics of poverty regarding countries I've never lived in, since I'm neither a resident of the U.K. or a political science researcher with access to that kind of data or the skills to interpret it.

But I should have put in a "for example" in there. My benchmark for "rich" is the availability of liquid assets or a safety net to deal with emergency expenses or loss of income without falling into a situation where basic needs are threatened (housing, nutrition, necessary health care.) For example, we're looking at a potential move to care for elderly family, but just can't swing it without a pair of jobs in the new area.