Woman charged 17.850 $ for urine test. In USA.

[Deleted]

87k? I don't get it... with that kind of money you can fly first class to anywhere in the world and have a surgery, a honeymoon, a shopping spree, and still have some money left. Why use the american system at all?

Because a lot of vested interest can make money of being rentiers (that's economist speak for parasite).

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Yeah but we have to vote for republicans because SJWS SJWS SJWS IF YOU SAY ANYTHING PRO DEMOCRACY OR PRO in favor of humanity as a whole YOUR AN SJW OH MY GOD UR IN FAVOR OF PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE DEFINED BY a skin tone! SJW!!

You do get though that you can't combine single payer healthcare with free immigration right?
Dem's need to pick one, can't (afford) both.

[Themius]

Would be a bit too late if it was serious enough that you wasn't in a condition to move.

I’m imaging a progressive illness.

[crewskater]

you're off by a few thousand.

$17,000 is how much it cost.

Looks like $17.850 in the title. OP had one job and couldn't do it right. lulz.

[Vanyali]

Looks like $17.850 in the title. OP had one job and couldn't do it right. lulz.

That's how they do it in just about every country other than America.

[Orange Joe]

Looks like $17.850 in the title. OP had one job and couldn't do it right. lulz.

That reads seventeen thousand eight hundred and fifty.

Your ignorance is astounding atm.

[Mistame]

He is picking on the weird foreigner who uses number punctuation differently.

I wouldn't call it "picking on".

That's how they do it in just about every country other than America.

Not his fault that everyone else does it wrong.

That reads seventeen thousand eight hundred and fifty.

Your ignorance is astounding atm.

Your exaggeration is pretty "astounding", too. It's an English board talking about US currency. $17.850 reads as seventeen dollars and 85 cents.

[Orange Joe]

I wouldn't call it "picking on".



Not his fault that everyone else does it wrong.



Your exaggeration is pretty "astounding", too. It's an English board talking about US currency. $17.850 reads as seventeen dollars and 85 cents.

Since when does US currency use 3 decimals for cents?

[Vanyali]

Your exaggeration is pretty "astounding", too. It's an English board talking about US currency. $17.850 reads as seventeen dollars and 85 cents.

Let's be real, if you saw something advertised at $17.850 that wasn't gas, you'd have the brains to realize it *might* read $17,850 instead.

[Mistame]

Since when does US currency use 3 decimals for cents?

Admittedly, rarely. But a period is a decimal point, not a comma.

Let's be real, if you saw something advertised at $17.850 that wasn't gas, you'd have the brains to realize it *might* read $17,850 instead.

If it was in the US, I'd think the author was an imbecile. In fact, the author could be forced to sell it at that ~$17 mark under false advertising laws.

[crewskater]

That reads seventeen thousand eight hundred and fifty.

Your ignorance is astounding atm.

Not in America it doesn't. Who's the ignorant one now? Then why did he use the dollar sign but a different format? Way to get upset over a little joke, jeez.

[Vanyali]

If it was in the US, I'd think the author was an imbecile. In fact, the author could be forced to sell it at that ~$17 mark under false advertising laws.

Nah. That law has a cap, iirc, and wouldn't apply if it's a valid way of writing it somewhere / it's widely known to be the intended price. You couldn't get a car for that price because you thought "geez 17.85 what a steal!".

It's worth noting that the article used a comma, while OP (who is non-american) used a period.

[Orange Joe]

Admittedly, rarely. But a period is a decimal point, not a comma.

For the US. Now consider the fact you are on a forum that has international users.

I mean all you had to do was read the first paragraph to see.

After Elizabeth Moreno had back surgery in late 2015, her surgeon prescribed an opioid painkiller and a follow-up drug test that seemed routine -- until the lab slapped her with a bill for $17,850.

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Not in America it doesn't. Who's the ignorant one now? Then why did he use the dollar sign but a different format? Way to get upset over a little joke, jeez.

And is the op from America?


Still not me as I can see not every country uses the same symbols, Nor did I try and make a stupid joke trying to insult someone for using the "wrong" marks.

[Easo]

Who is defending rip off medics and a broken insurance system?

Same people who think that anything to do with social guaranties means the commies are coming and obviously those who profit from it.

[crewskater]

For the US. Now consider the fact you are on a forum that has international users.

I mean all you had to do was read the first paragraph to see.




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And is the op from America?


Still not me as I can see not every country uses the same symbols, Nor did I try and make a stupid joke trying to insult someone for using the "wrong" marks.

They used a dollar so we can assume it was a typo. Sorry for making a fucking joke lol this shit made my day!

[Mistame]

It's worth noting that the article used a comma, while OP (who is non-american) used a period.

I mean all you had to do was read the first paragraph to see.

Valid point(s). Admittedly, I didn't read the entire thing. I just wanted to see who pointed out the error and who threw a fit over it. I wasn't disappointed.

For the US.

In virtually all contexts, a comma acts a break in a continuing statement. A period denotes the end of a statement. That this concept is reversed in many countries for currency is an anomalous exception, not the rule. So while it would be "ignorant" to not make the distinction while in a European country or discussing European currency, calling an American "ignorant" for not making the distinction, especially in the context of US currency, is just being cunty.

[Orange Joe]

They used a dollar so we can assume it was a typo. Sorry for making a fucking joke lol this shit made my day!

Dollar sign is universal for the dollar no matter the country. The dollar is the US's currency.


Decimal points are going to depend on where you come from as they are different depending on country.

If it was a joke why not say so when the first person said something?

[RayenDark]

Considering my medical treatments monthly costs 50k (yes, 50,000 USD a month) and my insurance pays 99% of it (thank god) crap like this really doesn't surprise me. The cost in medical industry in the states is a joke.

[Orange Joe]

Valid point(s). Admittedly, I didn't read the entire thing. I just wanted to see who pointed out the error and who threw a fit over it. I wasn't disappointed.



In virtually all contexts, a comma acts a break in a continuing statement. A period denotes the end of a statement. That this concept is reversed in many countries for currency is an anomalous exception, not the rule. So while it would be "ignorant" to not make the distinction while in a European country or discussing European currency, calling an American "ignorant" for not making the distinction, especially in the context of US currency, is just being cunty.

You do understand we are on a international forum with many posters from the EU? Wouldn't it have been better to ask instead of trying to insult someone because they got it different from how we do it?

[Azadina]

Literally every thread I see you comment in is just you bashing trump.. good lord you must be bored.

Literally sounds like it bothers you. And that in turn literally sounds like you are in need of a safe space. PC and safe spaces are over, your lord said so himself.

#bootstrap
#thickerskin

Etc you know.

[Mistame]

You do understand we are on a international forum with many posters from the EU? Wouldn't it have been better to ask instead of trying to insult someone because they got it different from how we do it?

Of course I understand. But one could easily make the same argument on the flip side and call the OP ignorant. It's a bit ironic to call someone ignorant for making an accurate correction.