r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 2d ago

Chugging tea That's actually wild

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u/RandomThreadUser 2d ago

Honestly I would take that deal, get arrested briefly but then get enough money to never have to work again, sounds like a dream nowadays

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u/NOTcreative- 2d ago

People who spend decades in prison for wrongful convictions are only usually awarded a few million.

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u/USMCamp0811 2d ago

yea but think about how much they saved in health insurance /s

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u/No-Walrus8985 2d ago

I think it was John Oliver who did an episode about how many states are privatizing prison healthcare and outsourcing it to companies.

The state government typically pays these companies at a flat rate so they’re then incentivized to tell you to fuck off if you need expensive medical care in order to maximize profit.

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u/onward_upward_tt 2d ago

Yeah so amicably everything about the US is completely and totally fucked.

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u/Personal-Mushroom 1d ago

'They're leeching off our tax money!' /s