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We do not have a culture of preventative medicine and we have weak labor laws. You need opioids to work with a bad back, knee, etc and you'll be out on the str
by gopher_space 3y ago
We do not have a culture of preventative medicine and we have weak labor laws. You need opioids to work with a bad back, knee, etc and you'll be out on the street if you don't work.
- bgnn 3y agoThis. Basically it's the price of not having proper social security against illness. I live in the Netherlands and opioids are unheard-of except cancer patients etc.. A friend of mine broke his collar bone, which was bulging out a bit, in a cycling accident and got only ibuprofen while waiting for surgery for 2 weeks. He just rested home on sick leave. No one expects you to work like that. This and unemployment benefits cost like 25% premium on the gross salary paid by the employer. At the end if you have a long term sickness leave like more than 3 months you are paid 75% of your salay from the social security fund. Employers are also supported to get temporary replacements in this case. Overall much cheaper than managing opioid addiction.
- throwaway5959 3y agoMaybe if the US spent less on NATO it would have more money for social programs. Looks like the Netherlands spends 1.5% of GDP vs 3.5% for the US. https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2023/7/pdf/230707-def-exp-2023-en.pdf https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2023/7/pd...