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> The simple fact that the US doesn't have universal healthcare, and refuses to do anything real about it, What is funny, is how many Canadians come to the US
by brianwawok 5y ago
> The simple fact that the US doesn't have universal healthcare, and refuses to do anything real about it,
What is funny, is how many Canadians come to the US for faster or better treatment. No more 3 month wait list to get a basic procedure. It's almost like there are pros and cons to every system, eh?
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoThey must be exceptionally wealthy to afford said treatment with no insurance coverage. If you're wealthy, it doesn't matter what the system is because you can just go to a different country to get treatment, that's the same for people in the US. I have a roommate who hasn't had health care most of his adult life because the cost is so high and the fact that most low-end jobs don't offer any. But fuck him I guess.
- sbarre 5y agoYou mean people who can _afford_ to do it, right? Of course you do. Well that's certainly not the majority of people, and I did say _universal_ health care, not "health care for those who can afford it". Look, I get it... In the US, your worth as a person - and your access to essential services - is tied to your wealth. And while that's a horrible and cruel way to be, it's all you know, so you don't see that it is, particularly if you've never been on the wanting end of that deal.