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mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?

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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?

mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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    Health insurance. Actually that probably doesn’t really count since most of us know it’s a scam.

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      • privatized, poorly regulated health insurance.
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      The best part is it didn’t really start as a scam. It started as “health assurance” in which you paid a membership fee and they covered all your medical expenses.

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        Paying a membership fee to a country

        Doesn’t get medical expenses covered

        Not really a scam

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