CascadianGiraffe

I'm not sure those two things are mutually exclusive

There's a Wikipedia link and a hundred others if you bother to search even a little.

Besides, doesn't matter if it's real. It's a story. It's entertainment. And it's just as real as any other opinion here.

https://www.history.com/news/sandwich-inventor-john-montagu-earl-of-sandwich

I'm in a similar situation. Have tried to get where you're at, but have been quoted in the $30,000 price range. There is no insurance that covers any of that cost, and they all want payment up front.

Any suggestions?

Exactly why they tell you the seats work as floatation devices

He was milking them.

Nothing about it was quick.

Had to drive nearly an hour over to the next town. Then wait in a lobby for the same amount of time. Then drive to a pharmacy to pick up the pills. Half of my day when I knew I just needed a basic antibiotic.

Ignoring the snark in your comment...

I assume you take issue with UBI?

Would you feel different if we 'required service' for UBI? For example, some countries have mandatory military service. If we nationalize these giant corporations, we could make working there a way to qualify for UBI.

Do you think UBI is just taking money from the average person and giving it to lazy people who do nothing? Or do you enjoy the separation of the rich while the rest of us struggle for scraps? Do you understand that the UBI would apply to you as well?

Or am I missing deeper thoughts given to your comment?

How would there be thousands? There aren't thousands of nations, and everyone would still use Google.

If you break it up, that's how you get thousands of shitty versions.

Maybe some countries might disable Google if it was owned by the US, but I have a feeling those countries already have their own issues with Google as it stands now.

I just think if the monopolistic corporations are too big and too essential to take down, then nationalization is a solution with many more positive traits than negative.

This last winter I was unemployed and I got sick enough to need antibiotics.

I couldn't prove that I didn't have a job, so the 'sliding scale clinic' charged me $586 to talk to someone (not a doctor). I knew what I needed. I was forced to take an unnecessary STD test ($180) and to promise I would go in for additional testing and scanning (undisclosed price, to be determined AFTER).

The meds were around $40 for a week of pills (15 pills).

I knew my issue, and just needed a prescription for the antibiotics.

I have a job now. They want about $200 a month for the basic coverage. I have on average, $20-$30 at the end of the pay period. So I could get insurance, but it means skipping more meals (I already skip several a week to save money).

So I just hope nothing ever goes wrong because if it does, I'll need to be close to death before I get help that will take me years to pay for.

Don't 'break it up', nationalize it, and do the same with all these other giant corporations.

Profits could support UBI instead of encouraging billionaires.

The camps are already built, they just aren't being used yet.