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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Candy bars are an indulgence that someone can live without. There are times in someone's life where healthcare is necessary to continue living.

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  • [–] 26 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    I think you've misunderstood the comparison with candy bars. Many medicines that health insurance companies charge through the nose for are sold for very little, sometimes pennies a dose, in other countries.

    Insulin doesn't actually cost that much to make. Two to four dollars a dose.

    Paracetamol is dirt cheap. In the UK it can bought for as cheap as a penny a tablet, and that's twenty times what it costs to make.

    The insurance companies charge stupid prices for them though, despite them being of similar production costs as candy.

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  • [+] -14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    If you need paragraphs to explain it, it's not a good metaphor.

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