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Originally Posted by Robbie
I just looked...
...$300,000 a year isn't shit anymore. ...
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That is 5 or 6 times the national average household income -- not business gross receipts.
I doubt the guy's
net business income was $300K and he didn't buy medical insurance -- that would be lunacy.
From the points made of this: This guy was highly leveraged and his bubble burst with his health deterioration. Retinal damage from Diabetes is a long term process so by not having preventive medical care -- blood work to check long term blood - sugar levels he got ''sucker punched'' with a late diagnosis of what may have been a preventable problem.
I just had a blood work taken today at the doctors office and the negotiated price with the insurer is about $110 the retail chargemaster price shown on the invoice last time (6 months ago) was $744! that is for checking blood-sugar levels. I am managing a marginal Type2 Diabetes -- spending money trying not to suffer the consequences. I had a opthamologist check my eyes immediately when the diagnosis was made -- he told me that it takes years for unmanaged Diabetes to cause eye damage. I know the score from personal experience.