[vundercind]

Judging from the photos I’m guessing these folks can take the hit and at least be OK, if not somewhat scuffed-up, financially speaking, but almost $20k in medical bills because your kid had one could-happen-to-anyone mishap would ruin a lot of families’ entire decade.

It remains baffling to me that almost any other topic gets attention in this country when we have this problem.

[burnt-resistor]

Of course, because us poor people don't have access to journalists or large social media presences. The burden for most families falls on them and nonexistent, power-law distribution ad-hoc charity drives like GoFundMe that are more like the lottery rather than receiving a consistent amount of help comparable to their condition.

The whole point of society is to share risks and costs that would be difficult or impossible to share alone. When a society doesn't do that, it becomes a degree of a failed state by definition. Anything shared today in America is privatized, eliminated, or disparaged as "communism" by the ignorati and by the greedy rich.

[kcplate]

What photos did you see that I didn’t?

[vundercind]

Maybe it’s different in San Diego, but mismatched sunken slab walkways and large poured concrete landscaping features would only occur on new or recently heavily-made-over well-above-median-cost houses in trendy areas, place I’ve lived. The photos read “money” to me, at least enough that they might not be ruined by an unexpected $20k outlay in a year (though I’m sure it stings, at least).