• @[email protected]
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    An odd way to state that African Americans have disproportionately high amounts of medical debt; if anything, it’s an indicator of unequal access to economic opportunities that let people afford expensive medical treatments.

    Therefore, rather than shifting the narrative into one of handouts, a better solution would be to make progress on reducing the country’s inflated medical costs—the result of capitalism being applied to the inelastic demand for essential medical services.

    • @ThatWeirdGuy1001
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      Sorry I’m a conservative so if it helps black people it’s the devils work

      I wish I could make the /S bigger here

  • @[email protected]
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    I don’t care who it disproportionately helps, this is a major win for society as a whole. Now do student loans next

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      The point is that it addresses a historic inequality. We should care about addressing those

      • @JigglySackles
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        While it may, I almost wish they wouldn’t say anything about that aspect of it because I’m concerned about if it gets the wrong people’s attention they’d try to roll it back. Just want a win that they don’t immediately try to undo.

        • @jeffwOPM
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          Conservatives don’t need another reason to roll this back besides money

          • @JigglySackles
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            Precisely why I want their attention somewhere else.

  • Baron Von J
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    Before reading the article I’m guessing they are over-represented in a combination of medical debt and lower credit scores.

  • @[email protected]
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    What a f****** terrible way to write a headline. But at least the author is honest about their political views.

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      I’m not sure I follow. What are their political views?

      Edit: you all assumed this was some right wing rag upset about this but it’s literally a self-described Black news site praising it

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        The implication is that disproportionately helping black people is somehow problematic. The article itself is actually much more sympathetic. Makes me wonder if it wasn’t an editorial decision.

        Compare:

        How Federal Ruling To Wipe Medical Debt From Credit Reports Helps Address Historic Inequality

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          The article from a liberal Black news site is racist against Black people?

          Do people read article before commenting? It literally goes into the history of racism that caused this.

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            Speaking of not reading…

            The article itself is actually much more sympathetic.

            I literally pointed out that the title is incongruous with the rest of the article. Did you bother reading my whole comment before replying?

            • @jeffwOPM
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              Ha, I actually did misread your comment lol

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    Conservatives find a way to roll it back, even if it means hurting white people too, in 3…2…1…

  • @irish_link
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    Even if I were to take the headline at face value. “The other people get more relief than you do!” Okay, I have had shit tons of medical debt. Times I had to make a payment plan. You telling me there is a group defined by race that have it even worse. Well I am shocked to learn that /s.

    This doesn’t wipe the debt so no one is in the clear. It just doesn’t hurt your credit so you can actually still apply for the better place or a new home. Chill the f out you asshats.

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    On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new federal rule aimed at removing medical debt from the credit reports of millions of Americans.

    Will be undone by the next administration in just over a week. Not concrete enough.

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      Willing to put money where your mouth is on that timeline?