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Capisdown on October 23rd, 2019 at 14:21 UTC »

I watched a news report where a teacher asked a democratic candidate "why should I have to pay for someone else's healthcare. Nothing in this world is free" in reference to healthcare reform in the US. As a Canadian, I just don't get the logic. You're not getting it for free, you do have to pay for it through your taxes. By this logic, should kids not be going to school if the parents can't afford it? How about roads, street lights, parks, police and fire services?

I'm unfamiliar with how universal medicare is being perceived in the US news and media, but it sounds like people are really confused how it will all be worked out. Don't you guys pay a ton of money monthly for your insurance premiums? Imagine not having to pay that anymore and just having your taxes raised slightly? So it's not like you're asking Family A to pay double their premiums while Family B pays zero and can still get little Tommy's broken arm fixed. I just don't get the brainwashing propaganda that makes people against everyone being able to get medical services without going bankrupt for it.

kwantipz on October 23rd, 2019 at 14:26 UTC »

Why are Americans so negative about people who want to use taxes to help the 99% but are perfectly happy with their government using it to finance the military industrial complex?

Goose500 on October 23rd, 2019 at 19:43 UTC »

I live in the US but am a Brit who loves the NHS. My Dad is currently undergoing treatment for a rare form of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma - his Oncologist told us that the comparable treatment in the US would cost on average $1.5m...

My Dad hasn't paid a penny and the level of care, compassion and professionalism continues to astound me. I just don't understand how anyone can be against some form of Universal Healthcare.

Yes the US and the UK are very different - the sheer size difference both in terms of population size and geography make achieving the appropriate/high enough standard of care required a very large challenge for the US. Maybe divert some government spending from the military to healthcare would help bridge the gap...

Is the NHS perfect? Absolutely not - inefficiencies exist, middle-management issues exist, overspending happens. A too-large proportion of Brits take the piss and will go to A&E for the smallest and trivial things, because they know it's free.

But it's a bloody good system to take inspiration from, the US has the resources and brainpower to take the NHS example and make the best public healthcare system on the planet, it's about time it did.