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by snapplebobapple 383 days ago
They are not different. They are linked. Who is paying only matters because the item is arbitrarily too expensive for the person to just pay on their own.
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Of course they are different. It's easy to lose your job. From what I understand, there are even countries where you can be fired while sick. And then you lose your health insurance exactly when you need it most.

Losing your nationality is extremely rare. The two cases couldn't be more different.