@mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-square1084fedilinkarrow-up1732arrow-down124
arrow-up1708arrow-down1message-squareWhat'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 • 11 months agomessage-square1084fedilink
minus-square@BigNote@lemm.eelinkfedilink29•11 months agoHealth insurance. Actually that probably doesn’t really count since most of us know it’s a scam.
minus-squareSchadrachlink1•11 months agoThe 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.
minus-squareDrug_Shareni [comrade/them, he/him]linkfedilink0•11 months agoPaying a membership fee to a country Doesn’t get medical expenses covered Not really a scam
minus-square@efstajas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•11 months ago privatized, poorly regulated health insurance.
Health insurance. Actually that probably doesn’t really count since most of us know it’s a scam.
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.
Paying a membership fee to a country
Doesn’t get medical expenses covered
Not really a scam