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In what way is your comment about price fixing relevant? I don't care if the lower price is because of price fixing or not.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
In what way is your comment about price fixing relevant? I don't care if the lower price is because of price fixing or not.
- exodus_de 8y agoYes, you don't care because you're completely ignorant. How would you feel about your job if I set the price for your wages at 12€/hour? Price fixing causes shortages and/or lowers quality. I hope you don't have to go to a German hospital and catch yourself some MRSA, or wait months in agony to get an MRI to diagnose your neurological disorder, or get an appointment with basically any specialist. Because that's the reality of German healthcare. Been there, done that (except for the MRSA thing, that only killed a couple of not-so-close relatives).
- exodus_de 8y agoSince the previous comment got flagged for "tone" (presumably), here's just facts: - MRSA rates in german hospital are extremely high - waiting times for specialists are measured in months - rushed appointments and higher likelihood of diagnostic mistakes - two-class system (public/private) that by law shuts out ordinary workers from better private care - doctors are leaving in droves for countries like Switzerland (after spending decades in the "free" German education system) All of these are results of price-fixing that people absolutely should care about. Proper healthcare costs money, especially in a developed country. I'm getting downvoted into oblivion, presumably by people who fetishize a socialized system they themselves do not have and know very little about. It's enraging to say the least.