I own a small business in NY state and we are continually inundated with requests for donations.
Mostly for fundraisers to cover healthcare costs, travel costs to pursue treatments, funeral costs, etc., along those lines.
More times than not it is, “John Doe has stage four insert rare cancer and we’re hosting a fundraiser at insert fire hall to help cover the cost of treatments, lost work, and travel expenses related to treatments in insert city 5 hours away.
Is this a predominantly American thing, because we lack a national healthcare system, or national system that covers family leave, etc.?
Or is it something that happens everywhere and it’s just a help thy neighbor thing?