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  • Ecksent
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2004
    • 1415

    #51
    Well, I'm waiting for my bill from my ER stay last Friday with the Kidney Stone. I live in Canada, but I'm not Canadian, so don't have BC Med. The nurse told me I was the "model patient". I had "crazy Hindu" lady next to me, who didn't speak a word of English. Then, the old man across for me that didn't know where he was. He pissed all over everything, and I mean EVERYTHING!!!! So I'm waiting to see how much this will cost me. I'm thinking in the 2-3k range.
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    • jerzeemedia
      Confirmed User
      • May 2004
      • 1532

      #52
      Ouch Ecksent. I had an older russian guy who shit his brains out every half hour next to me. Luckily I know a tiny bit of russian, so I was able to express my thoughts.
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      • Tom_PM
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        • Feb 2005
        • 16443

        #53
        I'm *almost* more scared to death of doctors bills than of visiting the doctor!
        Thats not good no matter how you slice it.
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        • pr0
          rockin tha trailerpark
          • May 2001
          • 23088

          #54
          I still owe 5 digits in medical bills, they are starting to send collection agencies at me now. Blood sucking nazi fucks....here ya go sir, a bill for 30k, we'll expect to have it all in 6 months.
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          • CDSmith
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            • May 2001
            • 51460

            #55
            Originally posted by Hunter_ST
            Insurance covers it, though. Can't say enough about having medical insurance... you never know when shit will hit.



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            • Raven
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              • Jul 2001
              • 6874

              #56
              Originally posted by jerzeemedia
              thinkx,

              You can apply for something here called "Charity Care" if you don't have insurance (which I don't) and you'll be left paying nothing or a percentage IF they approve you. Heh.
              When they ask you if you're the sole support for your family, say yes....when we didn't have insurance, I had pneumonia and the bill was like 15k. I ended up paying them fitty dolla a month for the reduced price of 2k.

              This year, gallbladder surgery cost was 30k and my bill was fitty dolla.

              Thank G'd for insurance.
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              • justsexxx
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Aug 2001
                • 13723

                #57
                Damn, I pay 109 euro a month, and I am covered for EVERYTHING, dentist etc etc...Guess we are lucky here...
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                • G-Rotica
                  Confirmed User
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 4258

                  #58
                  Originally posted by pr0
                  I still owe 5 digits in medical bills, they are starting to send collection agencies at me now. Blood sucking nazi fucks....here ya go sir, a bill for 30k, we'll expect to have it all in 6 months.
                  Upon writen request they have 30 days to send you proof in writing that you owe the bill. Just keep asking for proof. You never received it. It's fun to fuck back. When they finally send you something to sign for, tell the delivery guy/mailman that aint you.

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                  • RayBonga
                    too cool for highschool
                    • Nov 2005
                    • 12164

                    #59
                    Originally posted by Relish XXX
                    I would rather pay higher taxes than have to worry about health insurance.
                    Come over to Europe.

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                    • Missy
                      FLASHCA$H.COM
                      • Jul 2001
                      • 1257

                      #60
                      Originally posted by polster
                      There was a story on 60 minutes this week how hospitals charge people 4x the amount for same procedures without insurance than they charge people with insurance.

                      Here is a link to the story: Hospitals: Is the Price Right?

                      http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n1362808.shtml
                      Jeezus that's absolutely insane! I always thought it was the opposite... that people without insurance get charged less than those who do have insurance.

                      One thing that confused me about that article though is that they say that the insurance companies dictate how much that are willing to pay for medical services and that the hospitals will accept that amount as payment. However, in my case I always seem to get stuck paying the remainder of what the insurance company refuses to pay. So if my total bill is $500 and my insurance company says "We are only going to pay $300 for that service", I end up paying the other $200 out of my own pocket. That seems somewhat contradictary to what the article was saying. Maybe it just depends on which insurance company you have...
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                      • lazycash
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                        • Aug 2002
                        • 15214

                        #61
                        Originally posted by Loryn-Adult.com
                        I understand totally. I owe over $50,000 and when I didn't have insurance it was less per hospital stay than when they I got insurance. If you have insurance the hospital charges more. If you don't have insurance then they charge less. Same with any other doctor. You can thank frivolous lawsuits for that shit.

                        So I tell them I don't have insurance, then when I get the bill I say I am so sorry I completely spaced it out I do have insurance here is the number and they can't up the bill then haha. It works every time! LOL Fuckers. They are part of what makes it so hard for small businesses to get better insurance plans for their employees, that and frivolous law suits, money hungry people.

                        Makes me sick, but I still am very against the government handling our health insurance. The DMV is so fucked up imagine what they would do to our hospitals. We would all be in rooms like you were in the basement with gross walls over crowed people there for no reason. No one get's turned away in America if you don't have insurance. I got 2 operations on my foot with no insurance. So these freak tin foil hat wearing fools who like to spread fear to people by saying America is the worse because we don't let the government cover our medical are clueless. I swear it makes the head on the back of my neck stand up, those tin foils head people hate the government but want the government to pay for everything in their lives. Idiots.

                        Anyway if you would like to talk to me more about this off the board I know so many loops and wholes on how to get out of those bills. You just have to know how to work the system and 90% of people don't know how to and just take it up the ass. haha
                        That doesn't really apply anymore, the insurance carriers all have negotiated rates with all their in-network medical providers for every procedure. So whether you tell them before or after, the charge to your insurance company will be the same.
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                        • lazycash
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                          • Aug 2002
                          • 15214

                          #62
                          Originally posted by Missy
                          Jeezus that's absolutely insane! I always thought it was the opposite... that people without insurance get charged less than those who do have insurance.

                          One thing that confused me about that article though is that they say that the insurance companies dictate how much that are willing to pay for medical services and that the hospitals will accept that amount as payment. However, in my case I always seem to get stuck paying the remainder of what the insurance company refuses to pay. So if my total bill is $500 and my insurance company says "We are only going to pay $300 for that service", I end up paying the other $200 out of my own pocket. That seems somewhat contradictary to what the article was saying. Maybe it just depends on which insurance company you have...
                          Get better insurance and make sure you only get medical treatment that is considered within their network and you shouldn't have to pay the remainder.
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                          • KRL
                            Entrepreneur
                            • Oct 2002
                            • 31429

                            #63
                            Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
                            doc just charged my insurance 4k for sticking 2 fingers up my ass
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                            • lazycash
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                              • Aug 2002
                              • 15214

                              #64
                              Originally posted by jerzeemedia
                              justsexxx,

                              Sure...if I had any.
                              Depending on your age and location, you should be able to get decent coverage for a single person for less than $200/mo and great coverage for less than $250/mo. Go compare rates, www.ehealthinsurance.com
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                              • jjjay
                                Registered User
                                • Jun 2005
                                • 1813

                                #65
                                Originally posted by RayBonga
                                Come over to Europe.
                                he is in europe.

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                                • lazycash
                                  Troll Patrol
                                  • Aug 2002
                                  • 15214

                                  #66
                                  Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
                                  doc just charged my insurance 4k for sticking 2 fingers up my ass
                                  I thought Ramos did that for free?
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                                  • Michael O
                                    More Cowbell
                                    • Jul 2001
                                    • 10607

                                    #67
                                    Originally posted by Relish XXX
                                    I would rather pay higher taxes than have to worry about health insurance.
                                    Me too.
                                    When I travel outside Europe (we are covered in Europe aswell as Denmark) I get over insured don't want to risk anything.
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                                    • Brujah
                                      Beer Money Baron
                                      • Jan 2001
                                      • 22157

                                      #68
                                      Loryn won't take it up the ass!

                                      Oh but hey, at least get yourself some hospitalization coverage. It's fairly inexpensive. Try ehealthinsurance.com and check out the GoldenRule plans.

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                                      • polster
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Nov 2003
                                        • 178

                                        #69
                                        Originally posted by Missy
                                        Jeezus that's absolutely insane! I always thought it was the opposite... that people without insurance get charged less than those who do have insurance.

                                        One thing that confused me about that article though is that they say that the insurance companies dictate how much that are willing to pay for medical services and that the hospitals will accept that amount as payment. However, in my case I always seem to get stuck paying the remainder of what the insurance company refuses to pay. So if my total bill is $500 and my insurance company says "We are only going to pay $300 for that service", I end up paying the other $200 out of my own pocket. That seems somewhat contradictary to what the article was saying. Maybe it just depends on which insurance company you have...
                                        Your insurance probably only pays 75-80% of whatever the bill is. You probably have a cheaper plan that doesnt cover 100%
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                                        • Missy
                                          FLASHCA$H.COM
                                          • Jul 2001
                                          • 1257

                                          #70
                                          Originally posted by lazycash
                                          Get better insurance and make sure you only get medical treatment that is considered within their network and you shouldn't have to pay the remainder.
                                          I have always stayed in-network. I used to be with HealthNet for years, and they are the company that would only pay the partial bill and I would be stuck with the remainder. My understanding was that the insurance company works out a deal in advance with in-network providers to only charge/pay a certain amount, so whenever I would receive a bill for the remainder of what the insurance company wouldn't pay, I could never figure out if it was the insurance company screwing me, or the healthcare provider screwing me. Either way, I was getting screwed.

                                          Our company recently switched to United Healthcare and I haven't yet had an opportunity to see if they are the same way, but from what I hear, United Healthcare is one of the best health insurance companies out there. I am just lucky that I work for a company that provides health insurance.

                                          My two cents on HealthNet: for those of you looking for new health insurance, avoid HealthNet if at all possible. Their customer service sucks and I had to fight with them every single time to get them to pay my bill, and even then I always had to pay at least part of the bill on top of my co-pay.
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                                          • DutchTeenCash
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                                            • Feb 2003
                                            • 21684

                                            #71
                                            Originally posted by jerzeemedia
                                            thinkx,

                                            Maybe as deniska posted $500/mo or so, some places $250 I've seen. I'm never one to go to a hospital or doctor, and haven't in a couple of years or so, so I never justify the cost. Maybe a mistake on my part, and I'll be looking into plans shortly perhaps.
                                            k more then here its $150 or so here including all kinda shit. But yeah 500 a month is a lot true.

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                                            • Drake
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                                              • Mar 2003
                                              • 12508

                                              #72
                                              scary stuff

                                              For those of you that owe thousands of dollars. How the heck do you pay that off?

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                                              • strobi
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Nov 2002
                                                • 7383

                                                #73
                                                Damn that insane! The most I've ever seen somebody pay was my father. He payed around 2000$ for a hearthsurgery (10+ hours of work) and 2 months hospital. Is this for real?

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                                                • Raven
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                  • 6874

                                                  #74
                                                  Originally posted by Mike33
                                                  scary stuff

                                                  For those of you that owe thousands of dollars. How the heck do you pay that off?
                                                  For Americans, many hospitals and doctors, for that matter, have the nifty payment plan. There was a time that, if you reneged on paying said medical institution or medico, there was nothing they could do about it. Now, if you renege on payments, you will be thrown into collections and it will negatively impact your credit ratings.

                                                  There is talk now about changing the interest free payments into interest payments, kind of like a credit card. It will start out low and then get higher and higher as the , ahem, processing costs, rise.
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                                                  • Juicy D. Links
                                                    So Fucking Banned
                                                    • Apr 2001
                                                    • 122992

                                                    #75
                                                    BCBS 4 Life!!!!!!!

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                                                    • Nikki_Licks
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • May 2005
                                                      • 6323

                                                      #76
                                                      Originally posted by Fred Quimby
                                                      If you were an illegal immigrant,,,you would owe nothing and have gotten the same service.
                                                      How true this is. The state of Arizona is losing our asses because of these fucking people. The hospitals are almost going bankrupt from giving out free medical to a bunch of freeloaders.
                                                      My Mother can barely afford her medicine and without it she will DIE, but yet we can pave the highway for the illegals and give them shit we can't even get.


                                                      This government has been selling our asses down the line for along time
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                                                      • xclusive
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                                                        • Apr 2004
                                                        • 35218

                                                        #77
                                                        Total fucking scam. Hope that you can have it reduced and fight them on anything that is even questionable. They love to pad the bill.

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                                                        • redguy
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                                                          • Dec 2004
                                                          • 65

                                                          #78
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                                                          • pocketkangaroo
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • Jan 2005
                                                            • 8452

                                                            #79
                                                            Hospitals are crooks, Doctors are crooks, and Insurance companies are crooks. In the end, the only one getting fucked is us.

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                                                            • Grapesoda
                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                              • 46234

                                                              #80
                                                              how's the new vagina?

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                                                              • Relish XXX
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Dec 2004
                                                                • 4904

                                                                #81
                                                                Originally posted by bmb
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                                                                • NoWhErE
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • Sep 2005
                                                                  • 10585

                                                                  #82
                                                                  Holy shit, 500$/month JUST for health insurance?

                                                                  How the fuck can you people live?? You must be up to your asshole in debt
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                                                                  • uvort
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                                                                    • Mar 2003
                                                                    • 3580

                                                                    #83
                                                                    Hey man, these doctors gotta make their $500,000 / year somehow...
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                                                                    • Nicky
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                                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                                      • 30071

                                                                      #84
                                                                      Sucks big time man, good thing we dont have to worry about shit like that here in Sweden

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                                                                      • CDSmith
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                                                                        • May 2001
                                                                        • 51460

                                                                        #85
                                                                        Originally posted by bmb
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                                                                        • tranza
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                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                          • 57559

                                                                          #86
                                                                          That's fucked up!
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                                                                          • tristan_D
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                                                                            • Jul 2005
                                                                            • 7865

                                                                            #87
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                                                                            • PixeLs
                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                              • Jul 2005
                                                                              • 11922

                                                                              #88
                                                                              Originally posted by jerzeemedia
                                                                              I'm in there a total of 4 days, saw the doctor for a total of MAYBE 30 minutes, and my bill is fucking $14,804.20. WHAT THE FUCK! Next time, even if I'm dying, I'll sweat it out at home. Christ.

                                                                              Don't you have any health insurance plan?

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                                                                              • cybermike
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                                                                                • Jan 2002
                                                                                • 4123

                                                                                #89
                                                                                Yo Juicy which plan do you have from BCBS, and is it available for just an individual? How easy was it get.. their website is pretty crappy to navigate
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                                                                                • tony299
                                                                                  lurker
                                                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                                                  • 57021

                                                                                  #90
                                                                                  Originally posted by Loryn-Adult.com
                                                                                  I understand totally. I owe over $50,000 and when I didn't have insurance it was less per hospital stay than when they I got insurance. If you have insurance the hospital charges more. If you don't have insurance then they charge less. Same with any other doctor. You can thank frivolous lawsuits for that shit.

                                                                                  So I tell them I don't have insurance, then when I get the bill I say I am so sorry I completely spaced it out I do have insurance here is the number and they can't up the bill then haha. It works every time! LOL Fuckers. They are part of what makes it so hard for small businesses to get better insurance plans for their employees, that and frivolous law suits, money hungry people.

                                                                                  Makes me sick, but I still am very against the government handling our health insurance. The DMV is so fucked up imagine what they would do to our hospitals. We would all be in rooms like you were in the basement with gross walls over crowed people there for no reason. No one get's turned away in America if you don't have insurance. I got 2 operations on my foot with no insurance. So these freak tin foil hat wearing fools who like to spread fear to people by saying America is the worse because we don't let the government cover our medical are clueless. I swear it makes the head on the back of my neck stand up, those tin foils head people hate the government but want the government to pay for everything in their lives. Idiots.

                                                                                  Anyway if you would like to talk to me more about this off the board I know so many loops and wholes on how to get out of those bills. You just have to know how to work the system and 90% of people don't know how to and just take it up the ass. haha
                                                                                  Thats why we are not even in the top 20 in life expectancy in the world. lol Also there is a myth people without medical insurance get the same treatment this is not true. The leading reason for bankrupcy is medical bills thats a problem.

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                                                                                  • Paparazzi
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                                                                                    • Mar 2002
                                                                                    • 3488

                                                                                    #91
                                                                                    I'm glad I don't live in the US...

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                                                                                    • Spunky
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                                                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                                                      • 133978

                                                                                      #92
                                                                                      Unbelievable..I can only imagine if I had to pay for my surgeries..I'm thankful only having to pay 160 bucks every 3 months for medical

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                                                                                      • je_rome
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                                                                                        • Jul 2005
                                                                                        • 6846

                                                                                        #93
                                                                                        that's a lot of money... but if that's the only to save your precious life, then why not spend for it?
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                                                                                        • justsexxx
                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                          • Aug 2001
                                                                                          • 13723

                                                                                          #94
                                                                                          Originally posted by je_rome
                                                                                          that's a lot of money... but if that's the only to save your precious life, then why not spend for it?

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                                                                                          • PussyTeenies
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                                                                                            #95
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                                                                                            • Twisted Dave
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                                                                                              • Mar 2006
                                                                                              • 3635

                                                                                              #96
                                                                                              Fuck that. Don't pay it. It's extortion. That's theft as far as I'm concerned. Just say no. Let them take you to court... and kick them in the head.

                                                                                              Or come to the UK, and get citizenship and be on the NHS... which means you'll NEVER get charged for hospital treatment again. Of course you have to wait in line :P


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                                                                                              • Teodora
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                                                                                                • Feb 2006
                                                                                                • 471

                                                                                                #97
                                                                                                man! that's a lot! what was wrong with you???... health care system needs refreshing in your country!

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                                                                                                • gecko
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                                                                                                  • Jun 2002
                                                                                                  • 21846

                                                                                                  #98
                                                                                                  holy crap.. that is insane.
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                                                                                                  • ffmihai
                                                                                                    keep walking...
                                                                                                    • Jun 2002
                                                                                                    • 7177

                                                                                                    #99
                                                                                                    you can feed affew african tribes with that money!

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                                                                                                    • Hentaikid
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                                                                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                                                                      • 1250

                                                                                                      #100
                                                                                                      Those higher taxes we pay in europe aren't comparable to a 300k bill that you have to pay if you want to live. Plus you're mostly paying for legal insurance, so it's all the lawyers fault

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