I remember talking to a guy who had a tent near where he used to have an apartment around ATT Park after his wife got diagnosed with cancer, which put them into medical bankruptcy. After she died, he lost both his wife and his housing.
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just think of how much of a positive difference
#medicare4all would do for folks in this situationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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heard that a lot in seattle when i was there 2007ish
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Spoke to a man on MUNI about that; how his health (mental and physical) treatments drained family savings, so he left wife and kids before they were further destabilized. Now finds a place to sleep all day and smokes crack at night to stay awake and “safe” on the streets.
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That was Elizabeth Warren's key realization about bankruptcy back in the 80s as well. She went into her research assuming people were deadbeats and discovered they mostly had some huge financial shock, usually medical
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I was going to say that we’ve got a presidential candidate for that!
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This requires fixing. Yesterday.
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This is one of the things the current medical system is built for in the US. Increasing homelessness, bankruptcy and enrichment of a few.
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The issue with the view of the homeless is the stereotype that they are all on drugs or mentally ill. It’s not true. No to be fair, to get funding people talk people into being classified as depressed since that gets you housing versus having a job.
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Not just the Bay Area, but everywhere in the country medical bills are the biggest cause of homelessness and other crisis. Nothing else comes close in terms of cost and unpredictability.
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