• DJDarren@thelemmy.club
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    3 months ago

    I 'member seeing some Conservative Chud on Reddit arguing with people about how it's actually good that ambulances are so expensive, otherwise people might use them as a free taxi to the hospital AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY FUCKING ARE

    :edit to add: OF COURSE I'm not saying that everyone should be entitled to a free ambulance ride to the hospital for every medical requirement. What I'm saying is that if you do need one, it shouldn't bankrupt you. Here in the UK it's getting increasingly difficult to get an ambulance if you feel you need one, so most people tend not to bother and just get driven in, or get told by the operator at 999 that it might be a long wait, so to go to hospital under their own steam if possible.

    But if we do get an ambulance, we don't have to take out a mortgage.

    But the point is, whatever your take, an ambulance is LITERALLY a taxi to the hospital. That's the only place they go.

    • hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3 months ago

      In Germany even calling the the emergency numbers frivolously is a felony. An ambulance is for emergencies. if you call them because you don’t feel like taking a cab somebody else might die because the ambulance can’t reach them in time. That being said that conservative chud is still a fucking idiot.

  • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts
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    3 months ago

    Every inch of America is made to squeeze profit out of the working class. Had to pay an ambulance fee when I broke my wrist. It was ~$1200 iirc.

  • That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Ma'am, would you prefer to die? Or would you prefer financial ruin & poverty which you will never recover from?

  • Spacehooks@reddthat.com
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    3 months ago

    This is a plot of a anime. Adventures rather die then go get healed or iniured but no cash so they go back into wilds to get money cash to heal intital injury and end up worst. Making society HATE the cleric class.