• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    10 hours ago

    I mean there’s definitely people who go bankrupt due to not being able to work due to illness. If you’re a private entrepreneur (or what’s the correct term E; self-employed was what I meant) for example then that stuff can take you down easily.

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      5 hours ago

      I mean there’s definitely people who go bankrupt due to not being able to work due to illness

      That has nothing to do with the cost of healthcare.

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      11 hours ago

      Yes, that’s true. Many countries have subsidies, but especially if it’s a significant one who needs constant care, they can’t cover everything.

      Still, likely a rounding error compared with the US if we consider those who become unable to work due to treatable conditions they can’t afford (and their insurance delays, denies and defends)

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        10 hours ago

        It’s also that if you get sick at the wrong time, as a self-employed person, that alone can take you down and cause a bankruptcy. Subsidies won’t help there if the work just isn’t getting done or you miss out on work contracts.

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        8 hours ago

        If you’re self-employed entrepreneur then it’d be a personal bankruptcy most of the time in Finland. Having an LLC or such thing for such use isn’t common.