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But what matters from the perspective of the American complaining about their healthcare system, though, is if they would be even better off with their same sal
by majormajor 5y ago
But what matters from the perspective of the American complaining about their healthcare system, though, is if they would be even better off with their same salary but a less fucked up healthcare system.
As long as that seems to be true, you'll see people complaining about it, and they'll have a valid reason for their complaints.
- throwaway894345 5y agoYour point is valid, but I don't think that's what we're talking about in this thread. Rather, we're talking about Europeans and Americans who have the perception that the overall economic situation of professional employees is dramatically rosier in Europe. Personally, I think we should have a single payer system if only for the fact that it likely better serves poorer Americans.
- majormajor 5y agoYeah, I was talking specifically about the "it would be nice to easily take a gap year"-sourced comparison of healthcare alone - though even that apparently is not so pro-Europe after all, with the folks discussing how you'd have to be actively seeking work to be covered.
- astrange 5y agoThe other advantage of a universal system is, it still works when you're so sick you lose your job. COBRA is not good enough.