People Share “Scams” That Americans Think Are Normal

11. Lawmakers allowed to invest in the stock market.

tripster72,Andreas Poike

12. “If you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late.”
B*tch, that adds up to 65 hours a year you should have paid me for. That is 8 full days of work.

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13. The two party system

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14. Trickle-down economics.

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15. 90% of ads you see in social media. Hair fruit gummies do not help your hair.

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16. Really expensive funerals. People are charged astronomically high prices at a time when grief means they’re not prepared to make sound decisions.

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17. Advertising medicine. Seriously what the hell?

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18. The price for healthcare in America. For the love of God just travel overseas and compare, like, to any country in the world… And then realize how big of a rip-off it is in America. And it’s all insurance companies fault.

MakubeXGold,Mads Bødker

19. College text books, you pay $400 for a book because you have to have the newest version that’s rarely changed much, and the school might offer you $40 and sell it for $150 used

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20. Your cellphone plans. In my country, I pay €20 for unlimited calls, SMS, and data. I work in phone sales, and whenever I speak to an American, they cannot believe how cheap our plans are compared to what they pay

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