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Being on public healthcare is not really a shame though. It's like totally normal here in Europe :P And pretty good too. I'm glad I don't have any worry about m
by wkat4242 2y ago
Being on public healthcare is not really a shame though. It's like totally normal here in Europe :P And pretty good too. I'm glad I don't have any worry about my healthcare, the risk of insane bills, that I might lose expensive cover if I get fired (which is in itself also a lot less likely as there's no "at will" here) etc. It's just a solved problem. Yeah it costs us some taxes but it's not as insanely expensive as in the US (in fact I probably pay less tax than a US citizen pays in monthly health insurance).
I think state healthcare is pretty ideal.
Food stamps though, that's not cool.
- malfist 2y ago> Food stamps though, that's not cool. Why?
- wkat4242 2y agoI view that as something that's really for people who can't take care of their basic nutritional needs. That's not normal in a civilised society. After all, food is cheap. We subsidise and socialise healthcare because the cost between people can vary extremely (it can cost between nothing and millions per year!) and it's a basic need. Food is not like that, basic food needs cost roughly the same for everyone. Of course there's $1000 a plate restaurants but those are not a basic need, you can get just as much nutrition for $5. Someone who has a job should be able to cover food and housing. Otherwise society is severely broken.