The 4 modern castes, from bottom to top
The uninsured stricken
People on Plan B-Z
People on Plan A
People who don’t need plans
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i often think about how much more conservative my life choices would have been if i grew up in the states
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I mean uninsured stricken very broadly... I’m sure Canada has them too. People whose misfortunes exceed their safety net capacity.
Yes. We have them too.
And, having spent a lot of time among Americans and in the US, I can say this confidently:
Canadians are, b/c every citizen here has health insurance that is not tied to employment, under less of this stress 👇 than Americans:
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Those of us who are keeping it together are working far harder than we realize. Hence chronic stress as an endemic condition. Just below conscious awareness, you’re probably fighting the specter of meltdown (
) in a Cold War against the harsh conditions and risks of life
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