> Which is an anti-pattern. According to you. I happen to live in a single payer, free healthcare system (Spain), and the claims about “how nice it is” are pur

> Which is an anti-pattern. According to you. I happen to live in a single payer, free healthcare system (Spain), and the claims about “how nice it is” are pure BS. All of my family has medical insurance, even when we could ill afford to pay extra. - I almost lost my brother on the public health system (they sent him home with some antibiotics, instead we took him to a private hospital were he got surgery that same day, he had internal necrotic tissue). - My mother needed a mammogram, the doctor suspected cancer. the appointment they gave her was in two years. We went private again, she ended her radio + chemo before the diagnostic appointment of the public sector. In the meantime, my effective tax rate is over 70%. I’ve had to visit a hospital in the US (San Francisco) for a recurring issue. It was way better than anything in my area.