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Does the US system not seem crazy to the people who are stuck inside it? I mean, I guess this is a low-effort comment etc, but I’m still staggered that pulling

• nostrademons 7y ago
  Yes, yes it does. But not something I could do anything about, other than voting for single-payer if it ever came up for a vote, which it won't.
  • Moru 7y ago
    It always feel like grinding in salt in open wounds when discussing US medical and family building. For example when we had our daughter 10 years ago, we had more than 300 days (can't remember exact) to share between us of paid time off work. All medical treatment and dentist is absolutely free up to 20-ish, as are schools. Child care is about 60 eur per month depending on salary of both parents. 70 eur is about max.
    • whatshisface 7y ago
      In the long run everyone will live in a society like that, not because America will suddenly become child-friendly, but because any country that massively discourages childcare will drop to zero population.
      • nostrademons 7y ago
        Depends whether you think the world will end in a bang or a whimper - whether we end up going to war and blowing everybody up, or stagnation will lead to a gentle dying-off of countries that make it difficult to reproduce.
      • blub 7y ago
        It seems to me that the US is importing people from other countries en masse, so that's not likely to be a problem, especially if said people had lower standards of living and can cope with lacking child care through other means, like large families.