they'd throw you on the street for wanting to protect your body?

For being a mouthy brat (in their eyes). We've already had one incident where they asked me if I'd rather be sleeping under a bridge (Long story short, Dad decided to do something he thought was funny (Invade my personal space while I was distracted and jab his fingers into my sides), and I reacted very negatively).

Sounds like a good day, Tam. :)

...I am not sure I could and maintain my health with family like that.
*Hugs Den*

Glad you had a fun day, Tam.

Your home situation sounds really challenging, Den.

Thanks, guys.

And there are days that I almost wish I was American, so Den could come camp at my place. I'm bossy, but I don't think I'm mean. I hope I'm not.

I would rather travel up to Canada. America stinks.

Alberta has free healthcare. Not dental, but most the other stuff.

I'd offer my home...but the land and animals are the main plus. People...well...
*hides bloody knives*
What people?

(There are good people here, but if you don't want a headache, follow Linus's advice)

Do you have to wait a long time to get medical care, Tam?

Hello everyone 'waves'

That's still farther ahead of America. Even working full-time, when I had insurance, I couldn't afford a doctor's visit.

A lot of the insurance plans have such high deductibles that it's pretty expensive even with insurance. That's one of the reasons why I know a lot of people who are paying the penalty of not having insurance versus purchasing one in the insurance marketplace. It costs less for them to just go without.

^Sort of one reason the current method doesn't work well. Other one being that the way US gov set up healthcare, it encourages price inflation in medicine and doctor pay.

Last time I went to a doctor I didn't. It was just checkup/blood test stuff, though.

Hi!

I hear that a lot of Canadian doctors go to the States because they get more money there.

And American surgery (ignoring insurance companies) is more expensive than flying to the Philippines, getting the same treatment, and flying back.

0_0 Really?