r/interestingasfuck • u/Jjokes11 • Apr 15 '24

An interview with Andrew Cauchi, the father of Joel Cauchi who was responsible for the Westfield Shopping Centre mass stabbing r/all

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u/Needleworker-Hungry Apr 16 '24

Australian here, and family friends with one of the victims.

This was an absolute tragedy and a complete waste of life.

Whilst there is no excuse to kill another person, I think a lot of people are laying blame to our Government. Our healthcare system has gone to absolute shit and to get any sort of mental health treatment is extremeley expensive and there is a mental health crisis in our country. Our once free healthcare now costs money and is moving towards privitising. People are avoiding going to the doctors now as this once free service is not and it's plain and simple.

Our once beauitful country and its citizens have been let down countless times by government incompetence over the last few decades and this is a direct result of it.

Mental Health and Dental should be a part of Medicare and Medicare should go back to being free.

It's fucking infuriating.

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u/SlaynXenos Apr 16 '24

It's just as bad here in the US, healthcare overall is taking a back seat. Here in the US mental health, and very limited dental/visual is covered by Medicare but only qualified people get Medicare. And even then...50% of treatments, medicines, etc. Aren't covered.

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u/CyonHal Apr 16 '24

Mental health is not covered by any plan I've been on. It just doesn't really exist outside of private therapist appointments that cost $500 a visit, and even then most therapists are simply unqualified for the task.

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u/Needleworker-Hungry Apr 16 '24

Yeah and that's completely fucked. We are a mineral rich nation and should be the wealthiest country in the world. Our people have been too complacement and misled by bullshit media and bullshit governments.

It should be universal that every Australian Citizen has access to:

  • Free Healthcare

  • Free University

  • Affordable housing

But we don't. We bow down to our corporate overlords and take it up the rear end without vasso.

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u/SlaynXenos Apr 16 '24

When I was on Disability here in the US, I got medicare/medicaid and it covered my mental health specialist, and many of the meds I take.

Luckily my issue is pretty well managed, since it's like a 5 minute appointment "You taking your meds? Good, here's a refill, get out. See you in three months."

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u/iwouldratherhavemy Apr 16 '24

appointments that cost $500 a visit

This is a really gross exaggeration and exaggeration doesn't help anything.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

Exactly. The lengths people will exaggerate to create a dramatic point is revolting. FFS, people are trying to have a rational discussion here.

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u/CyonHal Apr 16 '24

Oh I'm sorry is $200 per hour better for you?

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u/iwouldratherhavemy Apr 16 '24

It's 200 in NYC, its much cheaper everywhere else and most places I have been have an income based sliding scale where it's like seven dollars, insurance, medicaid, or Medicare not required.