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I have to go to a medical office at a hospital for some tests today. Not only does an ostensibly non-profit entity that makes an obscene amount of money from people who are sick or injured have the gall to charge for parking, but they have switched from the method of getting a ticket and paying later to an app that collects your data. I’m so fucking sick of every moment in life being monetized.

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[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Paying for paying isn't the problem. Americans expecting free parking is why we're so cooked with climate change. The problem is how much we're paying for the (crappy) healthcare.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We're talking about hospitals. Access to hospitals should be free.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Agree, there is a torment nexus of urban planning design and healthcare that creates this hell scape where parking for malls is free but you have to pay to park for healthcare.

It should be reversed and the hospital could have a much smaller parking lot because it's assumed most people won't arrive by car.