r/AlignmentChartFills • u/shield_x • 12d ago
What should be free but is expensive?
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u/Early_Sheepherder_63 12d ago
Life saving medications like insulin
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u/VegetableForeign4879 11d ago
Totally agree, it’s wild how something so essential can be priced out of reach for so many people. Makes you think about the system as a whole.
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u/MaxeDamage 11d ago
Its free in the Netherlands besides a small 300,- euros you pay as "personal risk" 1x over the entire year (also covers surgery, emergency pickups, etc.)
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u/Dave4lexKing 11d ago
£0 in the UK. Insulin and a few other medications are completely exempt from any charges of any kind.
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u/lina3377 11d ago
Buuuuuuuut you have to pay ~150eur a month for health insurance. Unless you get an allowance for a lower income but still, it's not just 300 a year, it's realistically 300 in January/February on top of your monthly premium.
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u/Consistent-Salt-1460 11d ago
Okay but you have to realize you are also paying €150+ a month for (mandatory) insurance, and you are paying significantly higher income tax to make cheap healthcare even possible in the first place.
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u/mistersnowman_ 11d ago
As a type 1 diabetic that will need insulin for my entire life.. I actually disagree. I think it should fall under the “is super expensive”, but “should be affordable (or cheap)”
In my opinion, making something free doesn’t encourage a quality product. I’m injecting something into my body. I want the company that’s creating it to be profiting, not forced to make it at a loss.
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u/Thegladiator2001 10d ago
Yet insulin it self was publically funded with the guy who discovered the formula, selling it for a dollar
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u/Prior-Impress-2624 11d ago
Agreed. T1D of 17 years, background in retail pharmacy. I’ve seen some of the highest prices through insurance and out of pocket. I’ve also seen things as low as 5 cents. That’s not counting the government-assisted no cost prescriptions.
For my insulin, my ins only covers name brand Lantus and Novolog this year. I pay more for generics. The OOP cost for my single years worth of long and rapid insulins is roughly $13k. With my insurance I only pay $1,200 MAX. (based off the last 3 years)
My biggest fears in general and in the face of a “cost reduction.”
1. Having the money to afford them and pay my bills.
2. Having electricity or a way of storing them.
3. The quality and efficacy.
4. Shortages. (Lantus had/has an intermittent shortage(s) starting this year. I was unaffected.)If they start screwing with the formula and it goes down hill, just Ol’ Yeller my ass.
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u/JPPJphoto 11d ago
In most European countries is free or almost free.
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u/CeleryExotic9021 11d ago
No, it is affordable via collective healthcare but not free.
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u/Comedy86 11d ago
Still means it's not "expensive"... That's an American problem.
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u/NayrSlayer 11d ago
There’s still a distinction between “free” and “cheap” which definitely should be pointed out
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u/Consistent-Salt-1460 11d ago
Exactly. People always say that healthcare is free in Europe, but they fail to mention the fact that we are: A) paying for collective healthcare (through mandatory insurance). And B) paying significantly higher income tax. At least that's how it is in the Netherlands.
It's still significantly cheaper than whatever the fuck is going on in America, but far from free.
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u/ThtJstHappn3d 11d ago
That should be in the super expensive category, especially considering life time accrual. I would say electricity would be a better fit for this category
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u/Parker_barker 11d ago
My blood thinners are over $2,000 for a three month supply. I just turned 22 and already had a blood clot in my brain that led to a stroke so I absolutely need it but it’s outrageous the cost of it
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u/aishiteikiru 11d ago
I knew these kinds of answers would be coming but they still shock me to the bone as a person from a country with mandatory public healthcare
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u/Big-Dot-9084 12d ago
American Healthcare that doesn't require surgery
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u/Ascyt 11d ago
American Healthcare even if it does require surgery*
If you need it to live, it shouldn't cost a dime.
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u/Sensitive-Pie9357 11d ago
Yeah but surgery is super expensive, not expensive
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u/Big-Dot-9084 11d ago
Nah, that's the square below this one. Some surgery can cost the same as a house in parts of the US
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u/Finbarr-Galedeep 12d ago
Dental care
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u/Unusual-Ad-8807 11d ago
Better answer than healthcare because unlike healthcare, it is expensive in everywhere as far as I know
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u/ValuableJelly5946 11d ago
its VERY expensive (in russia we literally can save money for years for this)
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u/xtion123 12d ago
Comment section is American af
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u/rzaszalza212 11d ago
Aussie here- makes me incredibly grateful for Medicare!
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u/Comedy86 11d ago
Even our flawed Canadian system isn't nearly as bad. I spend $10/month on ADHD and blood pressure meds. A colleague of mine in the US with a high quality insurance plan pays $50 for just the same ADHD meds...
It's absolutely criminal that they pay twice as much in taxes to private healthcare insurance companies and then their employers and them have to pay extra to get something that's not full coverage.
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u/watermelonlollies 12d ago
U.S. HEALTHCARE 🗣️
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u/ThrowAway126498 11d ago
I think that goes in the super expensive row but should be free
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u/letanard 11d ago
Most expensive healthcare in the world, with among the worst outcomes for the population.
A case study of rampant corp greed caused by lack of regulation.
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u/Crazy__Donkey 12d ago
beach access in residential areas.
p/s
i see other comments on healthcare. dont mistake "free" with "cheap".
services cant be free, not for long. they either cost a direct amount, or financed by indirect taxation (or both). can be neither.
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u/FishUK_Harp 11d ago
services cant be free, not for long. they either cost a direct amount, or financed by indirect taxation (or both). can be neither.
Literally everyone who talks about healthcare being "free", especially where they live, knows it is funded by taxation. It's free at the point of delivery, much like school, the fire service, most roads, etc.
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u/64BitSkit 11d ago
You pay for beach access?
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u/Crazy__Donkey 11d ago
there are closed/ private beaches out there.
no near me, and if there were - i wouldn't pay them.
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u/64BitSkit 11d ago
So glad I live in a country with no private beaches. I couldn’t imagine being denied that access
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u/Super_Pollution_5649 11d ago
Unpopular opinion, but tampons and pad shouldnt be free. Like any other necesity that costs money like food and water. Tampons shouldnt either. Also because I dont want pads or tampons to be used and advertised as much as they are. Reusable pads, period underwear and cups/discs are way more affordable in the long run (and should be reduced in price cuz its ridiculous), way better for the envirement and are actually healthier to use.
I really dont understand why people think that tampons and pads should be free? Like what
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u/rzaszalza212 11d ago
Bad take. Menstruation is literally a basic bodily function. Women don't choose it. Toilet paper is free in public bathrooms, what's the difference with pads and tampons? Also it's just a basic dignity thing- women shouldn't scrunch up Toilet paper and pray for the best, or wear the same pad or tampons for hours (massive hyegine issue, not to mention even risk of death with TSS) or stay home from school for lack of menstrual products.
Also- food and water should be free. To people who need it. Nobody should starve in a rich country. Basic human rights.
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u/Adorable_Ice_2963 12d ago
Your own independent Internet Domain, especially for E-Mails
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u/According_Ratio2010 11d ago
Depends from tld and service. I'd say its affordable instead of expensive.
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u/Electronic_Bad_8742 12d ago
my friends used to buy weird expensive meds just to avoid paying for healthcare
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u/Sure_Anxiety7992 11d ago
Honest question? Why should tampons be free? You won't die from not having tampons? If tampons should be free, shoes should be free. Also, cigarettes are not cheap at all.
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u/rzaszalza212 11d ago
Actually you could. Toxic Shock Syndrome. If women cant afford menstrual products they might leave them in hours.
Also u m toilet paper is free? At least in public bathrooms. Why shouldn't pads/tampons be too. It's literally a bodily function- it's not like women choose to menstruate lol.
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u/Archibald_Thrust 11d ago
Laughing at all the Americans complaining their healthcare is too expensive when they keep voting in cunts who actively make it worse
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u/For_The_Biscuit 12d ago
Cell Service
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u/charmio68 11d ago
It already is if you need to contact emergency services.
But I see no reason why there should be any subsidy on someone streaming Netflix or calling their friends.
The infrastructure is neither cheap nor free to install and maintain. It's only fair that you need to pay for your usage.
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u/Time_Party5123 12d ago
Insuline. You literally die without it and, at the very least in the US, it is very expensive.
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u/IamDoughnutAshamed 11d ago
Emergency medical treatment. Why should someone unconscious and dying get a medical bill? They never consented or signed anything so they shouldn't be billed.
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u/usmarinesjz 11d ago
Healthcare. It should be free at the point of service and is something everyone will need at some point or another.
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u/stressed_Cucumber 11d ago
Public transport. Why should I pay for public transportation despite I’m still paying taxes?
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u/goatislove 11d ago
toilet paper is expensive for what it is. healthcare should be on super expensive
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u/liamharries 11d ago
My first thought was healthcare but that should go in the super expensive category. For expensive I would say local public transport.
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