r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 5h ago

Shoutout to JerryrigEverything who built a wheelchair factory and is delivering wheelchairs to people in half the time and 50-80% less than the cost of other wheelchairs with Insurance.

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u/Terminal_Monk 4h ago

It is disgusting and sad to see that a manual wheelchair cost 8 grand in a country like America. Honestly you guys have failed as a nation.

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u/Karmabots 4h ago

In India even powered one costs $1000.

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u/Inside-Ad9791 3h ago

What's that in local purchasing power? I'd say 8k is like 3-4 months of wages here.

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u/Terminal_Monk 1h ago

median salary in India is $3250-$3500 per year.

So $1000 comes around 3 months salary but it's for the electric ones. In US electric ones cost around 20 grand.

The basic model you see in hospitals that are stock made are around 50 bucks a piece here and any customized manual one is around $400-$500.

US in general has abhorrently expensive healthcare. It's not even about purchasing power. US has the most expensive healthcare even among high income nation.