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12. People in the U.S.A. should see how much eyeglasses cost in some nations...

Tue Nov 16, 2021, 01:11 PM

Nov 2021

... they'd be shocked.

In many places an eye exam and glasses doesn't cost the average working person a day's wages.

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Is this after the insurance kicked in? jimfields33 Nov 2021 #1

of course llashram Nov 2021 #3

+1 n/t area51 Nov 2021 #16

+1 leftstreet Nov 2021 #10

I worked in healthcare finance... NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #5

People don't seem to comprehend how much it costs to provision health care. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #11

That last part. No reason for hospital resorts. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #13

Was that 2% profit AFTER exec compensation, consolidations? leftstreet Nov 2021 #15

Yes NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #17

This is excessive.... NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #18

amazon is not suppose to sell any medical devices catsudon Nov 2021 #7

Do we know it's the exact same thing ? Amazon has a lot of cheap JI7 Nov 2021 #9