Folks In This Online Group Are Surprised Some People Actually Want To Do These 30 Stupid Things

Everyone—-no wealthy shirkers, damn it—-having the same percentage of tax allocated for a national health system is way more fair and equitable than the flat rate we all have to pay for employer sponsored healthcare. Think of it this way, if 1% of everyone’s taxes goes to healthcare, then the wealthy pay more, which may not seem fair but is actually equitable. Now at work, the lowest paid employee is paying the same flat rate, let’s say $200 a month, for employer-sponsored healthcare as the highest paid employee, which appears fair but is not equitable. That $200 is a much higher percentage of the lowest wage employee’s income than the highest paid employee’s income. If you’re still scratching your head, just run some numbers on both scenarios and you’ll see what I mean.

The cruelty is the point. Some people would rather risk going without for the pleasure of watching people who are different from themselves suffer. It's that simple.

I think it is more a case of "I don't want to pay for someone else's Healthcare!". For some reason people cannot understand how taxes pay for things shared by all us. Of course we already are paying for others' healthcare. This is one reason medical expenses are so high. We have to subsidize indigent care or those without insurance.

because ignorant people scream about SOCIALISM!!! "Why should my money go to pay anyone else's medical bill?" Like they have no concept of how insurance works.

It's not called 'free' in my country but rather 'free at the point of use' Tax pays for your treatment and prescriptions there are no 'bills' to pay. We live longer than people in the US and other places without socialised health care..

My husband and I went right before our wedding, just due to timing issues. We are not big gamblers, but we had a blast! We stayed off strip. Our pool had a waterslide and a shark tank. It also had a nice hibachi place in it. We went to the mob museum, the body exhibit, and zip lining. We enjoyed the street entertainers, had our picture taken with a million bucks. We only went on the strip to see a comedy show and go to Gordon Ramsey's. Totally worth it for us. We live in a small town. We would never get a chance to dine like we did at home. Staff were super friendly. We swear til this day, there is a different Coca Cola for rich people, cuz it was great! On the last night, I still had some money in my gambling budget, but wanted to get packing for the morning flight. I started betting max credits, which I never do. I hit for $750. Cashed out immediately. We would do it again in a heartbeat.

Never had a stag do and never wanted one.

Vegas is amazing on the eye for the first few days but 3 days is about my limit... - you can pick up a show (Cirque du Soliel was good) - get a little drunk whilst getting free drinks playing roulette (an easy game to lose slowly at ones you've sussed it, can work out cheaper than buying drinks from the bar) - marvel at the hotels along the strip - get an awesome buffet ...but then you start seeing it for what it is, which is about the right time to head out and it's ideally situated to start a road trip to the east to the Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, Sedona or to the west to Death Valley, Yosemite park (checking out the giant redwood in Mariposa grove) and onto San Fransisco. We went east then west and had a fantastic time.

Nah, it's fun.

Yes!! There are alot of places in the US that I would like to visit but Las Vegas isn't one of them. It's just not my preference but many people like to go there and have fun and that's great!

When did this become an "event". I remember these are private with just the parents and siblings....or you know just waiting for the surprise.

I was talking to someone who was planning a gender reveal for a friend. The amount of time and energy and money going into it was a bit astounding.

but hear me out, you get to eat cake

I despise these. I think they're stupid. People are so concerned about having a boy or girl. I just wanted a healthy child. That was the goal.

Tbh I'm all for celebrating your future child and creating special moments with family and friends, cutting a cake with pink/blue frosting is acceptable but blowing up fireworks is not. Fire hazard people

I hate this way of thinking. My eldest daughter was suffering badly from depression and anxiety, I finally managed to convince her to speak to our doctor. He was wonderful and understanding and got her set up with a referral to the local mental health team. After her call with them they basically told her "it doesn't sound that bad, other people have it much worse than you". I was beyond livid. I have always lived by the motto that everyone is entitled to their own pain, regardless of size/depth/reason. There are people who don't have arms, that doesn't stop someone else's broken one from hurting, just because "at least you've got one", and the same vice versa, just because you don't have an arm to feel physical pain in, doesn't mean you don't hurt for your loss.

Pain can only be measured by the person experiencing it. And I say this as someone who has suffered with extreme chronic pain for the past 25 years. I'll be the first to sympathize with your migraine, toothache, labor pains, etc. My pain has nothing to do with yours, so there can be no comparison. No one has the right to judge your pain tolerance, and this applies to physical and emotional pain alike.

Or when someone reminds you that someone else is in more pain than you are. That thinking does nothing to reduce my pain. It just tries to invalidate my pain or tries to make me feel guilty for talking about my pain.

ignorant ppl say that. i have my health issues, fully aware others have it worse doeesnt mean i am not in pain or important. I especially hate "you're too young for that kind of medical issue"...there is no age to medical issues

Saying you can't be sad cause some have it worse is like saying you can't be happy cause other ls have it better

I recently had a procedure and made sure I told the anesthesiologist that I am a heavy THC user. THC tolerance can also translate into a Propofol tolerance. They were happy that I told them and no issues at all waking up during my procedure. It's 100% legal for me where I live and people need to educate themselves about their own drug interactions.

List of people to never lie to: Doctor, Lawyer, Accountant, the IRS

Had to have scan 2 weeks ago, no food or drink 6 hours beforehand, had to get up early to grab some breakfast but the real killer was the drink, it was a damn hot day and I wouldn't taken someone's arm off for some chilled water.

But these "stupid" cave divers were the only ones who could save the boys lost in that cave in Thailand. Thai Navy SEALs couldn't do it.

The Descent...

I don't think this is stupid, most of them are trained explores.

Best case, you get killed by a Balrog. Worst case, you starve or suffocate. So, win?