Wow, I don't see that as funny but more sad. The kid's mother is working at Burger King, probably getting minimum wage and the father is disabled so they would be struggling to live and have no other way of getting the father to the hospital other than by the son driving. This is why I prefer the Australian health system (even with all of its flaws) over the American system, at least if we need transport to a hospital it is free (as long as you have cover, which everyone is Queensland does at least).
Unfortunately it seems like we may start to head more towards an American system soon
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