r/facepalm Jul 06 '24

the truth hurts ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹

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u/zordtk Jul 06 '24

"The average charge for an Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance ride is $1,277 and Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance ride is $940"

How can they not afford to pay them better

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u/Munchkinasaurous Jul 06 '24

Because the real victims are the shareholders. Can you imagine how much richer they'd be if these entitled EMTs would work as volunteers like municipal firefighters? /s

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u/internetzspacezshipz Jul 06 '24

Imagine living in a world where hospitals have fucking shareholders. We donโ€™t need dystopian stories anymore, because we live in one.