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Because I've experienced the USA doing a social health system in the form of Indian Health Service. If the USA is incapable of doing a great job with a small p
by protomyth 5y ago
Because I've experienced the USA doing a social health system in the form of Indian Health Service. If the USA is incapable of doing a great job with a small population then applying it to the population as a whole is suicidal. Watch "Don't get sick after June". Other family members have experienced the tender mercies of the VA.
The whole argument that it will be better with everyone is absurd. You cannot point to other countries examples when we know what the US does. If advocates of changes in the current system cannot fix IHS or the VA then they are incapable of fixing the rest of it.
- Cryptonic 5y agoYes a copy paste solution might not work. My point was more about that everybody must be taken care of, nobody should be in constant fear of death or bancruptcy or having to choose because one, because of health issues. And that is is feasible, because fair public health insurance is applied in so many countries. The U.S. has capable people. The best academics in the world. It's making me sad to hear stories about citizens in such situations and the seeing other consequences. I thought about it a few times in my life. This is the number wrong reason to not move to the US. Despite all the chances you have there, you could die or go bancupt because of some fine print in a health insurance contract. Reason number two is I don't want to get shot by some (for other reasons) angry citizen for taking his parking lot accidently or similar...