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Originally Posted by MikMod
I have to say this sounds like a very 'modern american' viewpoint - not one I share.
If it's a matter of a couple of weeks wages, or death, I think you'll find people will be able to beg borrow or steal $40, or sell something, or promise to work for someone for a week, or just get a little wages advance or borrow it from family.
A weeks wages or death. And you think people are too dumb and useless to scrape that together?!
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Weird, considering I live in Scotland.
But they make a great case point, since ancient settings (and some modern ones) don't have the foresight to set up an enlightened healthcare service.
I think people would want to, but I think the plague kills you in 4-7 days, so no, you don't have time to save up money when you suddenly demonstrate symptoms.
three weeks of wages means no food for the time it takes to pay for and recover from the spell. If the disease isn't imminently fatal, being homeless and without food for your family takes priority. I think you are underestimating how hard it is to live at a subsistence level.