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Originally Posted by MITCHAY
This is why I don't want US politics catching on here. The extremes of both sides drown out out the middle on many topics.
Where there is common ground, do something about it and then negotiate the rest.
I have to laugh that in the US universal health care is considered socialist by many people and therefore bad.
What the **** is wrong with wanting people to be healthy. It costs 2% of taxable income here. While not perfect it is far better than anything they have! Surely the richest country on earth can manage that?
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While we were waiting in line at Disneyworld recently we got talking to an American couple, and they asked if we would ever live there. I replied that the only thing that would stop me is their healthcare system because it’s an absolute hot mess compared to ours. We got onto Obama care and Medicare and when I mentioned our system they recoiled in horror that we have to pay tax to contribute to a universal healthcare system. Their attitude is ‘well if I don’t go to the doctors why should I pay for other people to go?’. We agreed to disagree on the subject in the end but their mindset still boggles my mind.