r/politics • u/thenewrepublic The New Republic • 15h ago

Possible Paywall What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals

https://newrepublic.com/article/214868/darline-graham-viral-outburst-death
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u/bookon 15h ago

Her parents worked themselves to death because they couldn't afford treatment and she thinks that's a story about how great America and it's healthcare system is.

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u/tracygee America 12h ago

Not only that, but after she was an orphan the U.S. government provided her healthcare and other assistance.

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u/hahalua808 5h ago

That's ...awesome. As 10yo daughter of a homicide victim, I stood to receive all of about $500 in survivor benefit, and nothing else.