• katy ✨
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    103 months ago

    Could have gone to people in medical debt because of insurance companies because, you know, he’s from a wealthy family and doesn’t need money…

    • @Zink@programming.dev
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      23 months ago

      What about the people who never got their treatment because the insurance company wouldn’t authorize it up front?

      I have serious permanent damage to my vision in one eye because the insurance company would not approve the medication my doctor chose. Now, years later, I am on that initial medication my doctor chose and it works great. I spent a couple years trying two other medications first and they were horrible.

    • Binette
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      23 months ago

      Not sure why you got downvoted so much but that’s true, no matter how many people like Luigi. Now our best hope is that he uses that money to help people :/

      • @StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml
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        173 months ago

        Couldn’t disagree more.

        our best hope is no jury convicts him and he’s let go. The threat of continued violence like what happened with Brian Thompson may scare healthcare execs into doing the right thing. That’s our best hope. Not 300k of chump change handed out to a few of the multitude of people with medical debt in this country.

        • Binette
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          13 months ago

          The thing is, Luigi is by no means poor. Did he really need that 300k? If so, then yeah you’re right

          • @StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml
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            43 months ago

            His family is rich for sure but the 26 year old doesn’t seem to be. At least not 300k for legal defense rich. I’m not clear if his family is funding him or not but based on his acceptance of the fundraiser and the lack of stories about his family funding him I’m guessing he needs the money.

    • FlashMobOfOne
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      13 months ago

      Fair point.

      I suppose it’s pretty cool in a symbolic way, but you’re not wrong.