US man stages $1 bank robbery to get state healthcare (2011)
Unemployed and without health insurance, man in North Carolina has himself arrested in order to receive treatment
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30985080
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Really, guys?
Just cause he thought of it first makes it no less relevant as a choice for healthcare.
Mind you with the current administration I think standards may slide a lot and you might end up working in mines on this plan.
In a for-profit private prison, he won't get very much health care.
I remember reading about this. For somebody who doesn't live in America, this was certainly an eye-opener regarding how broken America's health system is.
It depends on the state, but where I live you can apply for free health insurance if you are unemployed or making minimum wage (free groceries too). That said, Trump is doing his best to put an end to state welfare programs.
(2011)
Well it shows that the bad state of the United States is nothing new; it's just even worse now.
Gary Cole should play him in the movie