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There really aren't that many mass shootings in the US. I'd rather go by assisted suicide than slow decline and hospice.

TheCatt wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 5:48 pm There really aren't that many mass shootings in the US.

Don't tell that to CNN whenever a straight white man does one.

TheCatt wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 5:48 pm I'd rather go by assisted suicide than slow decline and hospice.

Me too. However, go get on Canadian X and you'll find many talking about how people are getting told to kill themselves when they're not terminal.

Leisher wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 3:48 pm Don't tell that to CNN whenever a straight white man does one.

Fair.

Leisher wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 3:48 pm However, go get on Canadian X and you'll find many talking about how people are getting told to kill themselves when they're not terminal.

There are lots of ways to solve the housing crisis.

TheCatt wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 4:13 pm There are lots of ways to solve the housing crisis.

Ha!

Per Capita GDP isn't wealth. "Mert"

But still better to be ahead of Bama than behind it.

I don't know who Mert is, that's just a screenshot. However, I had the same thought about being ahead of Bama. If you're behind them in anything, shit ain't going well.

Here's a guy who compiled a bunch of examples:
Also, it's apparently not uncommon for Canadians and Americans living up there to come to the U.S. seeking medical help instead of waiting months in Canada.

He's been in that hospital NINE YEARS fighting for basic care while they keep asking if he'd rather just die.

That's expensive as fuck.

TheCatt wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:10 am

He's been in that hospital NINE YEARS fighting for basic care while they keep asking if he'd rather just die.

That's expensive as fuck.

Truth. It's why they wanted to kill him. In the U.S., they'd fight to keep him alive. 1 point to Capitalism.

Leisher wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:12 am

TheCatt wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:10 am

He's been in that hospital NINE YEARS fighting for basic care while they keep asking if he'd rather just die.

That's expensive as fuck.

Truth. It's why they wanted to kill him. In the U.S., they'd fight to keep him alive. 1 point to Capitalism.

In the US, he'd be paying a shit ton.

TheCatt wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:16 am In the US, he'd be paying a shit ton.

Yeah, that's why I said they'd fight to keep him alive. Again, capitalism.

Also, I don't think he'd be there 9 years in an American hospital. Better doctors (all of Canada's best are here), better care, and they treat beds a lot like tables in a restaurant. Turn and burn!

Leisher wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:19 am Also, I don't think he'd be there 9 years in an American hospital. Better doctors (all of Canada's best are here), better care, and they treat beds a lot like tables in a restaurant. Turn and burn!

"Your insurance denied your stay after 1 week, enjoy rotting at home."
FTFY

Get a job so you have better insurance or move to Canada and get murdered. Your choice.

Leisher wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:39 am Get a job so you have better insurance or move to Canada and get murdered. Your choice.

That was his workplace insurance. Actually, he ended up getting fired due to his neurological disorder first.

He should have moved to the U.S.

Leisher wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:00 pm He should have moved to the U.S.

I was extending the US story. So that was the American version of him.

TheCatt wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 11:29 am Actually, he ended up getting fired due to his neurological disorder first.

This is fair. Corporations are absolutely allowed to do whatever the fuck they want here.

There's something written down that prevents that. It's called a "law". I know. Sounds made up.

However, we should try enforcing them someday. Who knows, it might make things better. In the meantime, sit down, shut your mouth, eat your overpriced poison, and enjoy watching us take everything from you.

Leisher wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:06 pm There's something written down that prevents that. It's called a "law". I know. Sounds made up.

There's no law preventing this. There are some laws around disabilities and accommodations, but if he can't do the job, he's fired. He could do an unpaid FMLA for a while, perhaps, I don't know those details. But that just delays the inevitable.

TheCatt wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:10 pm There's no law preventing this. There are some laws around disabilities and accommodations, but if he can't do the job, he's fired. He could do an unpaid FMLA for a while, perhaps, I don't know those details. But that just delays the inevitable.

I think it depends on your state. Also, who said he couldn't work remotely? You're jumping to really big conclusions.

Also just because it's in the same wheelhouse, there are laws protecting service members' jobs, but corporations break that law all the time. Not to mention basically every other law in the book. Point being, fuck corporations.

Anyway, what's your point of condemning this poor person?

Leisher wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:56 pm Anyway, what's your point of condemning this poor person?

US healthcare sucks. Just differently.