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Vulspyr t1_itmu55v wrote

12 year old Iowa boy sells paintings to help pay for cancer treatment that tax dollars should already be paying for. Aka child labour.

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DeusExLibrus t1_itn7wru wrote

Yeah, these sorts of stories always confuse and depress me. Why is this held up as good news when its caused by a shortcoming of the government? Every other developed country has implemented a social safety net including socialized medicine, but because Americans still can't distinquish between socialism and fascism, we end up with messed up "good news" stories like this!

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unripenedboyparts t1_itnzwbr wrote

We really need a rule against child labor stories, especially ones involving healthcare. This type of story has become a trope because of how demoralizing it is.

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