Saying 'It will just negatively impact your credit score' like it's nothing in a capitalist nation where nearly all financial trust is based on how effectively you pay back your creditors is a pretty wild take.

Especially when a car and home are the bare minimum for most people to be able to function in the US (public transport is laughable anywhere outside a metropolis) and the average person isn't getting either without a loan.

I wouldn't be so quick to ignore medical debt. The average retired couple spends $350000 on medical expenses in the US. The system is a lot more dysfunctional than you make it out to be.

[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It could be better, but even the person with crippling medical debt lives luxuriously relative to the global norm. I think it could be better, but I think it's important to understand exactly how much we have.

Where we got our excess resources is also relevant. I think it's important to understand the exact role that weapons manufacturers and corporate chronies play in bolstering our lifestyles. At the end of the day, I don't think the average citizen wants to know.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago

Whataboutism lmfao