50 Funny Memes To Sum Up What It’s Like To Live In The USA

I am battling doctors/ insurance right now. Shortly before changing insurance ( moved for a new job) i had a mammogram. The mail finally caught up with me and it was positive. I am trying to get MRI scheduled but they want me to start over. I asked " if it is cancer, isn't it better to start treating ASAP" ?

That's the good part of living in what they call a "communist" country :-) (France here)

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We don't have capitalism. In capitalism, investors risk their own money. They don't get bailed out by taxpayers.

I will provide an opposing viewpoint to Jespren. My father in law had a heart attack. They had modest health insurance. The medical costs of that incident were astronomical, even with insurance. As a result, he chose to not go back to the physician, even though his condition deteriorated. He didn't want to leave his wife in crippling debt. I believe he died to save his widow from medical debt, rather than to continue to see the doctor, and maybe live longer. There are thousands of stories like this. I am 100% in favor of universal health care. Other nations have demonstrated that it's a good system. People shouldn't die or become homeless because they can't afford something that should be a human right.

Maybe paying 50% taxes?

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It’s difficult on here but here you go: as someone with pretty significant chronic health problems the LAST thing I want is European style government controlled healthcare. 70%+ of new medical interventions, treatments, & modes of care come from the USA because the capitalistic system allows for monetary compensation for companies to develop new treatments. Wait times to see specialists are significantly shorter in the US than in Canada, UK, etc. If I need a specialist, I can likely get in within a few weeks, in “universal” healthcare countries that could take months, years or may be denied altogether. Life expectancy for people with everything from cancer to diabetes to heart disease is *better* in the US than in “universal” healthcare countries. We whine about it being expensive, but the trade off is demonstrably better healthcare. I would much rather struggle to pay for healthcare than struggle to obtain healthcare. Healthcare is hugely available to us in the US.

Honestly they should be pun-ished

So does comments about them :)

They are not bad!! I will die on this hill. Puns are not cheesy or bad, they are fun. And yes I’m aware this is a late reaction

It STILL IS a sacred place to Native Americans who remain, and continue to lobby for tribal access to and at least shared control of Tunkasila Sakpe Paha, (Six Grandfathers Mountain) and the land around it.

Exactly! Even before I learned that fact, I thought it was trashy and in VERY poor taste.

Every country is a developed country. The issue is what it has developed into.

Oh, we're a developed country. We're just not a civilized one. I'm thankful I live in one of the civilized states (Massachusetts).

No, it´s NOT. ;-D

Not anymore. We allow our children to be murdered like a country being run by an illegal drug cartel. Thanks to trump followers, we are the "sh*thole country" he warned about.

The USA is a dystopian sh¡thole.

yeah though the jury is out on what you are developing INTO? ;)

Actually I don't

In terms of age, it's a baby. (I get the irony that Canada is younger, but still) And it's getting less and less developed every day

Seriously, no, I don't.

Is it though...?

no - I don't

use /s for sarcastic

I remember that. I was in high school. I also remember the old farts having hissy fits about having to get used to it. I think the only thing we still have from that time is two liter soda bottles. Yay for us? (/s)

Ditto. I was in middle school. We were immersed in it and suddenly it was gone from the curriculum. Dumping it never made sense to me.

They told us the US was changing over soon and we'd be dead without knowing the metric system! That was almost 50 years ago. On the bright side, I'm a technician and I would at least be pretty hungry without it.

I still remember from the one science class I learned it from in high School that 0C is freezing and 100C is boiling (for pure water). I still find myself Googling what those thresholds are for F if I'm absent minded. The metric system is trying to make all this measuring of stuff easier, but waddaya gonna do, 'murica.

Same. I remember learning the metric system in elementary school.

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30* Celsius is more like 90* Fahrenheit not 60.

what....what's farenheit? :/

almost. 30C is 86 degree fahrenheit. not 60.

I calculate and I’m 12 living in the us. Well I’m Indian american though.

That makes one of us :')

celsius bro

It looks like the "Legend of Korra", however, I could certainly be wrong.

I love your profile picture!

Mmmm...cheese cake

So had America