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>the only thing missing from the US to make it European style left wing is socialized health care And most European countries don't even have socialized health
by droidist2 11y ago
>the only thing missing from the US to make it European style left wing is socialized health care
And most European countries don't even have socialized health care, just basically the UK.
- rdancer 11y agoFrance does[1], Germany does[2], and so does the whole rest of the EU. So does Russia[3]. Is there any country in Europe that doesn't? [1] http://france.angloinfo.com/healthcare/health-system/health-insurance/ http://france.angloinfo.com/healthcare/health-system/health-... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Germany#Public_insurance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Germany#Public_i... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Russia
- droidist2 11y agoI think you may be confusing universal healthcare with socialized medicine, it's a common mistake.
- rdancer 11y agoResidents pay tax (insurance) into a common pot, and get universal healthcare. The government pitches in with contributions from the general budget. How is that not socialized healthcare?
- droidist2 11y agoUniversal healthcare doesn't always work that way though, it's just basically the idea that every citizen is guaranteed some minimum standard of coverage. For example in Japan there's a mandate that all residents are required to have health insurance, but most people have it through their employers. It's not single payer or socialized healthcare. In many countries there's a mix of private and public and a portion of the population is covered by a system like you're talking about, like in the US with Medicare and Medicaid.