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picture of textA friend of ours' child was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Two of her 3rd grade classmates raised $65 selling lemonade to help pay for her cancer treatment. (i.redd.it)

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[–]doterobcn 2197 ポイント2198 ポイント  (181子コメント)

It saddens me to see how the entire society falls into the health care grip, so young and they already know that an illness can only be beaten with enough money.
I hope this kid gets all the medical attention he needs and can win this fight.

[–]Adolf_-_Hipster 1183 ポイント1184 ポイント  (108子コメント)

It bothers me a lot that 'everyone should be fed' and 'everyone should have access to medical treatment' are controversial statements.

[–]ruckdiz 515 ポイント516 ポイント  (60子コメント)

We can't even get basic clean water to our people. The Romans were able to pull that off over 2000 years ago!

[–]Popcom 442 ポイント443 ポイント  (39子コメント)

Well, I mean, you CAN, just wont. Meanwhile the president wants to cut trillions from social services and give it to the already bloated military.

[–]ruckdiz 251 ポイント252 ポイント  (17子コメント)

If only that money actually made its way to the troops or VA system. Too bad it's going directly into the pockets of fat cats using young American lives as fodder.

[–]Krehlmar 85 ポイント86 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Gotta keep that military industrious complex going yakno

[–]tanstaafl90 30 ポイント31 ポイント  (10子コメント)

The VA has a budget of some 160 billion annually. It isn't a question of money, but how it's spent.

[–]thaway314156 [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

"Single payer healthcare, but first you have to go to a warzone and get PTSD or IED shrapnel in you."

[–]Lostmygooch [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

I'm not a veteran but a good friend of mine is and I have been in several VA hospitals. The level of hoopjumping to get basic treatments and diagnosis' is not a type of healthcare we can envy.

[–]hymntastic [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

Very true. A huge portion of that goes towards paying for prescriptions. We need to get on the same page as most of b the world and create some form of price control for drugs.

[–]AtomicFlx [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

The reason for this is Republicans again, they passed a law prohibiting government from negotiating drug prices unlike every insurance company anywhere.

[–]diegogt96 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Change VA with education and healthcare. Same problem.

[–]Boston1212 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Still cheaper than private

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    [–]AtomicFlx [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

    How about we shut down the stupid VA and give EVERYONE healthcare. I don't understand why socialized medical care should only be for x military.

    [–]MollyPercocetDO [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

    It goes to the VA... not really "fat cats". Most of it goes into bloated administrative salaries and redundant jobs at the hospital. It's eaten up by inefficiency.

    [–]joebrownow [スコア非表示]  (10子コメント)

    That's because trump wants to go to war, his fans want to go to war. I think people have been watching to much movies, I have a co-worker that says "good and we'll kick anyone's Ass like we always have" I ask him what he's going to do when bombs land, he losses internet and electricity. "Oh it'll never come to that"

    [–]springwheat [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

    Wartime presidents get the best ratings!

    [–]THUNDER-PUNCH [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

    How much you want to bet that doofus has never spent even a day in the military?

    [–]Melwing [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

    You don't need to bet on facts when we're on the internet. He is the only president without either military or public service history.

    [–]XSimpleDesignX [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

    I don't think they were talking about our president, but rather the co worker of the person they were replying to.

    [–]Mdengel [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

    When he said doofus I think he meant the coworker, but I'll agree he should have been more specific.

    [–]talldangry [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

    It's not even a lack of military experience, just a total disconnect from what war really is. It's one thing lose a relative who went overseas - it's another thing to grow up in one. It still feels insane how casually my grandmother would talk about the blitz; V1 bombings, drawing blackout curtains for air raids, having to leave her mom and dad in London to live in the countryside. That was her childhood. I shudder to think what the opening cyberattacks of a modern war would do to our world.

    [–]ObsessiveMuso [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

    That's because trump wants to go to war, his fans want to go to war

    The Syrian airstrikes, generally regarded as the only "good thing" he's done so far, were highly controversial among the Trumpets. Those people are a lot of things, neo-con styled warmongers generally aren't one of them.

    [–]Trover_reddit [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

    Trump wants war? You mean america is at peace right now?

    Is there a year during the past 7 decades when america hasn't been in a war, started one, installed a dictator or supplied arms/black budget funds raised from afghan opium fields to corrupt dictators to start proxy wars?

    Both parties, dems and republicans ,are the same fucking party, the big business and fucking war party

    I guess the hope was trump felt like an outsider outside the whole corrupt nest in washington

    Guess it turns out billionaire narcissists dont make altuistic empathatic leaders after all. Who knew. Better than having the establishment run lesbian witch queen in power?

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      [–]temalyen [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

      The nice thing about Trump's budget is the President doesn't get to decide the budget. He makes a recommendation. Congress decides on the budget and passes it. And Congress, even the GOP, is distancing themselves from the abortion that is Trump's budget.

      Hopefully they'll pass something relatively sensible.

      [–]waiv [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

      And tax cuts for the wealthy.

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        [–]Avengers_IT 18 ポイント19 ポイント  (3子コメント)

        Not saying I disagree with your overal point but many believe that a significant portion of that water was contaminated with lead so there that.

        [–]bluepand4 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (0子コメント)

        And 2000 years later the Americans did it again! So much for learning from your mistakes

        [–]tanstaafl90 19 ポイント20 ポイント  (1子コメント)

        Lead was known to cause ill health then and they preferred a clay based terracotta pipe. The lead poising is often cited based on some bad research and poor interpretation of how the aqueduct system worked. The chronic lead poising has no agreeable source from historians, nor do they agree as to how widespread it was.

        [–]Doesthings_withstuff 19 ポイント20 ポイント  (5子コメント)

        I'm pretty sure the Romans didn't provide clean drinking water to more people than literally any current first world country. It's a shame everyone in the world doesn't have access to clean water, but you're kidding yourself if you think we're not doing a better job at this than we ever have.

        [–]CryptMonkey 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (1子コメント)

        To add to this, there's also considerably more of us

        [–]ruckdiz 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Point being they prided themselves on being so powerful they could provide clean running water. Of course we should be able to do this to but in fact we willfully do not, and that is a travesty.

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          [–]muffinscrub [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

          I thought most of that water was poisoned with lead?

          [–]mrmaxwellmusic [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

          I dunno. The Romans lined the aqueducts with lead, so really we're just sticking to tradition there.

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            [–]TiresOnFire 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

            Well no one profits off of those statements, so...

            [–]Canadian_Beacon 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (0子コメント)

            It's too communist for Americans I guess.

            [–]Okichah [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

            Because growing food and teaching doctors isnt cheap or easy.

            We have made amazing medical and agricultural advancements in modern civilization. And maybe if we make more progress we can achieve even greater heights.

            [–]Bmyrab [スコア非表示]  (11子コメント)

            Yup. I know this should be an uplifting story. But it sucks to be in a country where only the rich can afford health care.

            [–]Keksis_The_Betrayed [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

            The middle class can afford health care as well. Not just the rich... js

            [–]1136991040443 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

            But if the poor die they want need any healthcare! Everyone wins!!!

            [–]is_annoying [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

            I mean... I make 40k and can afford healthcare...

            [–]LetMeDesecrateYou [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

            Have fun paying 10% of the average cost of cancer treatments.

            Most insurance does not cover 100% of everything. Yours likely doesn't either.

            [–]TrumpsBlockedArtery [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

            You can afford health coverage.

            If you get diagnosed with stage 3 or 4 cancer, I think you'll find out how much care you actually can afford.

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                [–]crawlerz2468 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                https://youtu.be/qLC48ljmZ78?t=9s

                [–]Eurotrashie [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                In America, yes.

                [–]pollyvar [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                I was literally just reading some comments on twitter about how using taxes to pay for healthcare and social welfare programs is promoting "sloth and laziness". This is such a fundamental difference in thinking that I see between Americans that believe this, and those from other developed countries with strong social programs.

                Helping sick or poor people isn't about handing money to the lazy. It's about giving your fellow man a hand up.

                I don't see how anything can change until we see a fundamental shift in values. We have to stop thinking that a person can only be in the position they are in due to their own choices, and thus are not worthy of help.

                [–]sunnygoodgestreet726 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                Well as long as you're sufficiently bothered the problem should sort itself out

                [–]AtomicFlx [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                I'd throw water, housing and internet in with food and healthcare. They are all basic needs in today's society. I'm sure people are going to argue internet is not a necessity. Ok fine. Live a year without it, including finding a job and see if you have the same position.

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                  [–]icecreampie3 36 ポイント37 ポイント  (22子コメント)

                  I don't even consider myself that far left (more centrist/libertarian) and even I can agree with this, my ideal system would need a truly free market however all citizens are provided with a safety net that gives them the bare minimum they need to live albeit not necessarily comfortable to prevent potential abuse but it should cover all medical healthcare.

                  Maybe it's because I'm Canadian but it blows my mind how people can be content with going bankrupt over a medical condition. I'm diagnosed with MS and to treat it I need a monthly infusion, for a single infusion is $4000 and I don't pay a cent due to government coverage, if I had to pay for it I'd never be able to.

                  [–]azhockeyfan 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                  I had to declare BK for medical bills. It was horrible and it is possible that I will have to do it again in my lifetime. I went to the ER 7 times before they would finally admit me because I did not have insurance. It was a serious medical issue that they finally took care of for the tune of almost $50,000.

                  [–]PinkSprinkledDonut [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

                  I've always heard that the ER can't turn away someone just because they have no insurance. Is that a myth then?

                  [–]mmmm_whatchasay [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                  They can't, but something like chemo doesn't count as an emergency, so they can choose not to admit you if that's the next treatment action.

                  [–]bertbob [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                  The ER can't turn you away. As soon as you're "stabilized" their care is done. The hospital, on the other hand, can and does refuse to admit people who can't pay.

                  [–]control_09 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                  Most nations have a public/private system. The US would do significantly better by expanding that.

                  [–]diegogt96 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                  You are a libertarian that wants universal healthcare? Lol

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                    [–]The_Powers [スコア非表示]  (6子コメント)

                    But fuck paying for universal healthcare with taxation, that's for communists and Canadians.

                    [–]MrGraveRisen [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                    And Brits and Australians and the French and the Spanish and the Norwegians and the Swiss and....

                    [–]nmrnmrnmr [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                    And all those nations who report both better health outcomes and higher life satisfaction and happiness rates. Who wants to be like those idiots? You want to live longer and be happier? Not me, buddy!

                    [–]RebelCow [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                    Universal healthcare?!? But that would raise my taxes! Taxation is thievery! I'd rather keep my money and then spend way more than the tax would've cost next time I get sick because I don't understand how this works! /s

                    [–]illusionofpower [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                    It's a she

                    [–]redragtoabear [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                    Not even children get healthcare cover in the US? Parents have to pay?

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                      [–]adzik1 [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

                      Child labor pays for health care. God bless america.

                      [–]Billee_Boyee 372 ポイント373 ポイント  (15子コメント)

                      The IRS called. They want some of that sweet, sweet lemonade action.

                      [–]FacePole 85 ポイント86 ポイント  (9子コメント)

                      Only if they made more than $10,350.

                      Edit:Used old numbers

                      [–]KillerJupe 71 ポイント72 ポイント  (7子コメント)

                      I saved when i was a kid but never filed taxes as i made well under 10k. One year after I started filing taxes, I received a massive IRS notice about unpaid taxes and massive penalties from all my "savings.

                      60k saved over many years suddenly had a tax bill that was around 30k with penalties and everything. Long story short, the IRS screwed up, I paid a CPA a few hundred bucks to get everything "updated," and I learned to always file tax info even if you don't owe anything.

                      [–]Fernmelder [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                      I believe single dependents have lower limits (still a few thousand) and don't forget remitting sales taxes to state, county, and/or city (if applicable to that location)

                      [–]travis- [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

                      mmm sweet lemonade. yeah sweet lemonade.

                      [–]CaiHaines 189 ポイント190 ポイント  (9子コメント)

                      How sweet. Small children having to raise money just so their friend won't die. It's perverse that a first world society has this happen

                      [–]nmrnmrnmr [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                      Even if we don't get to a true single-payer system, we SHOULD have universal healthcare for 0-18 year olds. Period. We shouldn't let children die because parents don't make enough money.

                      [–]QueenOfPurple [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                      The saddest thing is that Americans can't even agree on this. It's heartbreaking. I'm a blue dot in a red state and my neighbors literally vocalize the opposite of what you've posted. So freaking sad.

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                        [–]techschool_nightmare 217 ポイント218 ポイント  (23子コメント)

                        It's worth mentioning that this child's cancer, like many other illnesses and their treatments, will hit an insurance company's lifetime max, which the ACA (Obamacare) made illegal. It protects kids like this.

                        Once the lifetime maximum amount is hit, that insurance company will not insure you for the rest of your life, at any price. Republicans' bill that they voted to pass brings back an insurance company's lifetime max. AND reduced funds destabilized the 'high-risk' pool hell they put these kids and their parents through.

                        edit: forgot to bring up pre-exisiting condition limitations.

                        [–]NimrodOfNumph 59 ポイント60 ポイント  (6子コメント)

                        Wow. I'm not really familiar with healthcare in the USA. But a lifetime max? That sounds like it would blow. I hope you guys at least keep that down and away. I really hope to see the USA catch up with most of the other developed countries for health care and education someday. There are lots of other nice things about the country, but those two are not doing well.

                        [–]robodrew [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                        It is a literal death panel. Hit the lifetime cap? Welp you've basically hit your life cap. See you at the funeral.

                        [–]muchdogeisenseinyou [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                        Republicans favor businesses over individuals so healthcare has become the ultimate political battleground.

                        [–]kiohoka [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                        Republicans favor businesses over individuals profit over people

                        FTFY

                        [–]Slayer706 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                        If they get rid of the essential benefits of Obamacare, that will be one of the first things to go. Insurance companies love nothing more than being able to drop expensive people from plans.

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                          [–]habsrule83 [スコア非表示]  (10子コメント)

                          Holy shit seriously!?!? I honestly can't believe this is even possible. So what the kid gets cancer again in 5 years and he's just fucked unless his parents pay out of pocket?

                          [–]grendel_x86 [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                          Yep. I think one suggestion was to sell the house to pay for it, and hope charity care will cover the rest.

                          [–]Azurae1 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                          Could you in theory do the following? (not familiar with US law): Divorce, let one parent take the house, the other one the child. Child and parent without house rent a room in old house. Let the one parent without any belongings take care of medical bills and file bankruptcy.

                          Or will just noone treat the child when there is no money to be had?

                          [–]MrGraveRisen [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                          Yup. they sell their house and go into bankruptcy.

                          Thank fuck I live north of the border

                          [–]Wampawacka [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                          Healthcare costs have been and are still the number one cause of bankruptcy in the US.

                          [–]techschool_nightmare [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                          Yes.

                          If you an American, please call your representative especially if they are a Republican.

                          Here are some articles on the Trump/Republican plan:

                          https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/us/politics/major-provisions-republican-health-care-bill.html?_r=0

                          https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/us/politics/cbo-congressional-budget-office-health-care.html

                          https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/24/how-the-cbo-thinks-the-republican-health-care-bill-will-affect-your-pocketbook/?utm_term=.ceccc3815752

                          https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-health-202/2017/05/25/the-health-202-the-cbo-report-is-bad-news-for-republicans-on-health-care/5925e34ce9b69b2fb981db8d/?utm_term=.bac0e4607fed

                          At the end of the day, this Trump/Republican plan does nothing to provide health insurance to Americans or even require your work offer a health insurance plan. No one is immune to this bill and it's harmful effects.

                          [–]habsrule83 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                          I'm not but thanks for providing info for others.

                          [–]letshaveateaparty [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                          Well, before the ACA if you couldn't cough off the dough they let you just die. I'm not joking. Little Billy has cancer? Oh that sucks MAGA.

                          [–]fdemmer [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                          ... or just basic "human stuff" that happens in life: break a leg, need glasses, fix teeth, get vaccinations, become pregnant and give birth, get problems with joints and need wheelchair, get dementia and need home care, ...

                          [–]thaway314156 [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                          That $65 is better spent buying a plane ticket to Cuba as a first step to be a medical refugee.

                          [–]techschool_nightmare [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                          I am not going anywhere. I was born here and I will fight for my fellow citizen to have strong health insurance.

                          Call your representatives!

                          [–]runningquatro [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                          This nightmare would become my reality, also. My 2-year-old son was diagnosed ALL in March. I lay awake many nights, scared for my boy and his future health needs.

                          [–]JollyWatermelon [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                          This comment needs more upvotes.

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                            [–]brettyrocks 420 ポイント421 ポイント  (84子コメント)

                            What a shame that in the supposed "Best Country On Earth" that children have to sell lemonade to help their friend with medical bills.

                            [–]shenanigans1011 139 ポイント140 ポイント  (66子コメント)

                            It isn't the best. Not even close.

                            [–]Nothankss2 55 ポイント56 ポイント  (31子コメント)

                            "Best" is completely subjective so it's a pointless discussion.

                            [–]LimpBizkitBreakStuff 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgaz33t2ai4

                            [–]Dinkdinkdata [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                            It is in my mind. Would never leave it. It has its problems, but so does every country.

                            [–]PolyhedralZydeco [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                            Top 20!

                            [–]hymntastic [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                            Most powerful?

                            [–]Wampawacka [スコア非表示]  (4子コメント)

                            That's why it's in air quotes.

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                              [–]1h8fulkat [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                              As the former republican congressman that responded to Jimmy Kimmel said ... "your sad story doesn't obligate me or anybody else to pay for somebody else's health care."

                              These are our leaders people.

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                                [–]ItsJustBeenRevoked2 88 ポイント89 ポイント  (28子コメント)

                                This is just sad. Why do so many Americans hate the thought of universal healthcare? I just don't understand.

                                [–]factorysettings [スコア非表示]  (13子コメント)

                                Their argument is that it's rewarding lazy people and punishing hard working people. It's "selfish" to expect the government to pay for your medical bills. Also, some argue it's theft to tax people for goods they don't receive or something.

                                [–]brathor [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                                There's an amazing dissonance between these two arguments. It's selfish to want to survive a severe illness without mountains of medical debt, but it's not selfish to call taxes thievery if you don't directly benefit from them.

                                What's especially frustrating is how narrow and short-sighted this view is. Everyone benefits when people are healthier and less likely to have their lives destroyed by crippling debt caused by an illness or injury.

                                (edited for a word)

                                [–]thanibomb [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                Trust me I'm American and I'm baffled by the way some of my countrymen think. Taxes were never meant to benefit just yourself, yet a good number of people believe that to be the case...

                                [–]Thenateo [スコア非表示]  (5子コメント)

                                I hope you are being sarcastic because those are terrible arguments. Universal healthcare is far superior to any privatised system.

                                [–]CX316 [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

                                Nope, that is literally the argument of the right-side of politics in the US. I've gotten into arguments with "Taxation is theft" fuckheads before.

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                                  [–]fl0w_io [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                                  Correct me if I'm wrong but I've understood the average American pay ~30% tax? Surely some piece go towards some type of basic healthcare?

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                                    [–]muchdogeisenseinyou [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                                    The billionaires running the Republican party have convinced their electorate that taxing the wealthiest 1-5% is unfair and anyone who gets something without paying full price is "cheating" the system. They seem to believe they'll all "make it" one day and the government boogeyman will come steal their hard-earned money. Incredibly juvenile black/white thinking, basically.

                                    [–]Wampawacka [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                    Yep. You have a party only working for the super rich that has convinced a bunch of poor rednecks and religious voters to vote R for their entire lives despite never getting anything from it. If you aren't incredibly wealthy and still vote republican, you're probably an idiot.

                                    [–]flyonawall [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

                                    I am from the US. I don't really understand either.

                                    All I can say is that most people do support universal healthcare but few of any of our politicians support it and we seem unable to get rid of the corruption. The insurance companies have a strangle hold on the US. I had high hopes for Sanders but now it seems hopeless to achieve this with just politics. People are going to have to take to the streets to make it happen.

                                    [–]Wampawacka [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                    The prosperity gospel is a pretty common mental illness here. Health and wealth are considered signs that you have done well by god.

                                    [–]nmrnmrnmr [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                    A general American mindset of individualism, rugged self reliancy, and personal choice/responsibility. America has a long history of individualism, rebellion, battling strong versus weak central government systems, etc. This is a holdover of that mindset.

                                    It doesn't matter that all the math and real world examples out there say that a centralized, single-payer system in a first-world country would be both cheaper and deliver overall better results--having one would mean willingly giving up some of that "individualism" mindset and relying on a stronger central authority. Many Americans would still rather take the hit of paying more and getting less to preserve the "ideal" of being strong, rugged, self-reliant individuals.

                                    The real clash is purely one of ideologies and philosophies, not of practical logistics.

                                    [–]TheKing30 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                    Like 99 percent of us don't..

                                    [–]milkingagoat [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                    I don't know that it is the American people in as much it is the (right winged) politicians and those in a position of wealth. I can't say I am well-versed on the matter at all, and my explanation is very simplistic, but it seems to me that Republicans use issues like abortion, marriage, basically being aligned with "Christian" values to sway individuals who believe in these matters whole-heartedly. It's almost like their supporters turn a blind eye to anything else.

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                                      [–]SCPoPo [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                      Those parents raised some kids with damn good hearts... They should be proud...

                                      [–]hotbutnice [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                                      Since every comment I read here is about child labor and the need for better health care let me just say, these children have hearts of gold. You don't often see positive posts about school aged children, usually ones where they're being insensitive brats. This was refreshing thank you OP

                                      [–]CancerFaceEww [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                      I can tell you that there is no comfort like knowing people are pulling for you while you battle on. Cancer is so incredibly lonely and isolating. The best way to combat that is to have family and friends around that help carry you when your strength isn't there.

                                      [–]welcome_to_the_creek 23 ポイント24 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                      Please make sure your friend knows about St Jude's. They will never receive a single bill for any treatment. They will even give them a place to stay if they're not from the area.

                                      [–]impmd [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                      They will bill, the insurance will pay, the family "doesnt pay".

                                      [–]MSnyper [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                      Children carry the unhindered ego. They are our greatest teachers. This made my day!

                                      [–]UncleGeorge [スコア非表示]  (8子コメント)

                                      I'm amazed you guys still don't have free healthcare

                                      [–]Wampawacka [スコア非表示]  (5子コメント)

                                      Well the party of the super wealthy somehow convinced a bunch of poor rednecks and religious folk that they're all just temporarily embarrassed millionaires and thus paying for anyone else is bad. And here we are.

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                                        [–]neverp0st [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        I had a friend die last year a week from last week due to complications from leukemia it's a complete fucker. So I'm wishing for the best.

                                        If anything is is wanting to donate to research and patient support.

                                        https://donate.lls.org/lls/donate

                                        You can make a donation in the name of someone if you choose and for those wondering it is a tax deduction if you save your receipt.

                                        [–]jessicalifts [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Kind kids that will grow up to be kind people.

                                        [–]Anschluss11 28 ポイント29 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                        This is so beautiful it's heartbreaking.

                                        [–]luluhoop 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                        I'm 19 and that child has better handwriting than me. Lovely for children so young to be so kind.

                                        [–]corann52 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        If TV has taught me anything, someone needs to start selling meth

                                        [–]youarelookingatthis [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Can we do a Reddit gofundme to help cover some of the costs?

                                        [–]Withyhydra [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        This is the sweetest thing I've ever seen. It's so sad that because of our shit healthcare system, they only raised enough money for half an asprin:(

                                        [–]illuminerdi 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                        Did those kids get their money from an onion cutting stand...?

                                        [–]globosingentes [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        I'm a fairly cynical individual with very little faith in humanity, but things like this give me a little hope. Of course, then I read the Reddit comments.

                                        Thanks for posting this.

                                        [–]rosaliezom [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        That's beautiful.

                                        ALL is my cancer, it's the most common childhood cancer and it's highly curable. They've also very recently developed a new treatment, immunotherapy, using ALL that is incredibly promising. Good luck on the long road ahead to your friend.

                                        [–]Jmersh [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        So glad to see young ones that understand th impact of work and resources over thoughts and prayers.

                                        [–]Arcaue [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        R/2007scape

                                        [–]ela6532 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Please send her and her family my well wishes! My cousin was diagnosed at two. He's ten now, in remission for about 6 years!!! Kids are resilient, she'll teach all of you so much about the power of attitude and human strength. Good luck! Fight the good fight girly!

                                        [–]sbf2009 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        I did Extra Life one year for Arnold Palmer Children's hospital and raised around $100. These kids are more effective fundraisers than me and it's annoying.

                                        [–]PancakesAndPenguins [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        That is so sweet, those kids are good people.

                                        [–]woflmao [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        I had ALL, and most of my early memories are in a hospital. Prayers to you and your family.

                                        [–]ElSeban88 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        God bless capitalism, where 3rd graders have to get jobs in order to pay for healthcare

                                        [–]river_tree_nut [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Sometimes the gesture of financial support can be functional analog to moral support. Leukemia is tough battle. Kids have a better chance at survival, and the families will need all the help they can get.

                                        [–]Earwaxking [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        My little brother suffered from the same illness. Long road ahead for the family. I only hope they have the same luck my family had. After 2 years my brother is cancer free. Prays are with y'all.

                                        [–]32redalexs [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Was this possibly in Arkansas OP? A few kids in my neighborhood just recently had a lemonade stand up and told us it was for cancer when we were purchasing our lemonade.

                                        [–]brownchr014 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        If this doesn't belong in /r/UpliftingNews/ Then I don't know what does

                                        [–]curlywdc [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                                        I think you should set up a GoFundMe page, and post it here.

                                        [–]Shinodacs [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        I don't think you're allowed to post a gofundme or anything like this on reddit.

                                        [–]TheBigBadPanda [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Its a heartwarming gesture from those kids, bu that this raising of money is even necessary is an atrocity :(

                                        The US need to join the rest of 1st world countries and implement a single payer system already. Had these people lived in my country the government would have footed the bill without question and those kids would have been able to keep Brynn company in the hospital instead.

                                        [–]ElloJelloMellow [スコア非表示]  (2子コメント)

                                        Is her name Emily?

                                        [–]yobsmezn [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        I love and hate this. I love that these kids did such a sweet thing. I hate that it is necessary for citizens of the wealthiest country in the world to sell lemonade to pay for the survival of their friend.

                                        [–]Melchiah_III [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        That's so sweet. It's amazing that 3rd graders have their priorities about healthcare when seasoned politicians don't.

                                        [–]CancerFaceEww [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        So many of you guys are totally missing the point. This has nothing to do with universal health care. These are some kids who want to help and support a friend. They could raise 2 dollars or 2 million and it would mean the same to the person battling the cancer. Nothing and I mean nothing comforts like knowing people care about you and they are trying to help. Those kids are fucking legend and they did way, way, way more to help than they know.

                                        [–]mouserat31 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        that's sweet af. the picture not the lemonade.

                                        [–]Cybugger [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        These are tears of pure manliness running down my face. Testosterone laced tears, being absorbed by my beard.

                                        [–]tysc3 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        /r/latestagecapitalism

                                        [–]KillerJupe 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        Alex is gonna have a harsh lesson in reality when Brynn's family has to sell their house, move to the mobile home park, and their family slowly crumbles under the stress of each parent now working a 2nd job at a lower rate then their primary.

                                        [–]sanskami 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        That'll probably do it

                                        [–]R3PTILIA [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        this happened

                                        [–]HeadphoneJackal [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Rule 4: title should not be designed to elicit sympathy

                                        [–]Heemsah 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        Those kids have awesome parents who raised them right.

                                        [–]Jinglz [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

                                        Only in the US

                                        [–]No_big_whoop [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        The most dystopian thing about America is watching her citizens crowdsource their healthcare

                                        [–]lovethings -1 ポイント0 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        Wow so great 😍

                                        [–]Netheris420 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        Man they fucking cleaned up! $65 in six hours. I couldn't make five bucks doing that when I was a kid.

                                        [–]Mister_Uncredible [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        See, this is why we don't need universal healthcare. /s

                                        [–]nmrnmrnmr [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Weird, I was reading this and suddenly the whole world started to go all blurry and wet. Something suddenly wrong with my eyes...

                                        [–]Reccognize [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Here's an idea. Contribute to national healthcare via taxes instead of lemonaid, bakesales, car washes and Gofundme?

                                        [–]GreyGear594 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        r/LateStageCapitalism

                                        [–]KMApok [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        This is super sweet, and also super sad, as I am sure that all that money pays for something like .001% of the treatments.

                                        [–]Rielus [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Cutest but the most tragic thing ive read today jesus

                                        [–]PMmeYourNoodz [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Meanwhile other countries just have publicly funded healthcare and don't have to engage in such ridiculousness.

                                        [–]Philosophyoffreehood [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        almost had it! the lemons grated peal and all from biodynamic lemons taken orally throughout each day, would actually cure it(if you could stay away from doctors Pharmaceuticals.) kids are freakimg geniuses, too bad everyone wants them quiet and cant understand what they do.

                                        [–]KritzKat [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        r/humansbeingbros

                                        [–]robotnyk [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        bless 'em

                                        there is always money in the lemonade stand

                                        [–]bbelc1 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Isn't this the same type of leukemia that they have been using HIV to treat?

                                        [–]NotDido [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        I know it's completely beside the point, but it's interesting that the kid wrote that note like a buzzfeed introduction.

                                        [–]pokemaster26 [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Faith in humanity restored.

                                        [–]no10envelope [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        I hope they got the right permits for that.

                                        [–]foxy_boxy [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

                                        Y'all I can't handle the feels on Reddit today... Between the Grandma going to the beach for the last time and this I'm crying before 9am!

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