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Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Railcar8095@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Yes, that’s true. Many countries have subsidies, but especially if it’s a significant one who needs constant care, they can’t cover everything.

  Still, likely a rounding error compared with the US if we consider those who become unable to work due to treatable conditions they can’t afford (and their insurance delays, denies and defends)

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  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    It’s also that if you get sick at the wrong time, as a self-employed person, that alone can take you down and cause a bankruptcy. Subsidies won’t help there if the work just isn’t getting done or you miss out on work contracts.

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• FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I mean there’s definitely people who go bankrupt due to not being able to work due to illness

  That has nothing to do with the cost of healthcare.

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  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    The meme says “or illness related work loss”.

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• Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Maybe meme should’ve specified personal bankruptcy

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  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    If you’re self-employed entrepreneur then it’d be a personal bankruptcy most of the time in Finland. Having an LLC or such thing for such use isn’t common.

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