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No I was comparing US unemployment benefits to the UK
by walshemj 7y ago
No
I was comparing US unemployment benefits to the UK
- dopamean 7y agoYou said "social security."
- mattkrause 7y agoRight, but neither of those benefits exist in a vacuum. American health insurance is usually tied to your job. If you lose your job, you can continue it, temporarily, through a provision called COBRA, but it is often outrageously expensive. In the UK, I believe you’re able to access the NHS regardless of your employment status (right?). Equivalent insurance would cost you hundreds of dollars a month in the US, if not more, and would have to be paid from your benefits. An apples-to-apples comparison between the two system ought to include that fact.