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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
Cataract surgery is almost entirely performed on the elderly who qualify for Medicare, meaning the actual cost of the procedure to the patient is like 300-500 bucks. Truly an insurmountable financial burden.
gpt
I mean, for the elderly that isn't cheap. They're on a small pension.

A big issue is that people don't prepare for that. In Australia, we have a guaranteed 10% of salary for all workers that goes into a retirement account. Whether or not it should be forced is a separate issue, but it certainly reduces the tax burden and payments in welfare for the elderly.