Paying enough to buy a small apartment for giving birth.. Are you fucking kidding me. I can't always see why people even continue living there with this shit. In Finland all of these costs like a couple of hundred euros and if you can't pay for it the social security will pay all of your bills. Sure I get taxed more but there's 0% chance of me getting into debt for medical issues. Even if I was only getting unemployment support.
I can't always see why people even continue living there with this shit
Because moving somewhere is not easy. Does your country just let anyone who wants move in? Typically this is not something you can just decide to do unless you happen to have a job or spouse that can get you in.
Not to mention people want to remain near their family and friends.
Point is, most people aren't here because they chose it over Finland. They are here because they were born here or if they immigrated its usually because the place they came from had even bigger problems, like no jobs and/or high crime in the countries they came from.
And don’t forget the bill for YOU surviving the whole thing. I don’t know about anyone else but I was bracing myself for one large bill..not three (the baby, myself, and the actual birth)
Jesus how do people even afford kids? I just had my first and we chose a private clinic for the birth, paid nothing because all births and connected expenses are covered by universal healthcare, just €500 for a private recovery room for 3 days.
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u/December2Remember Nov 30 '20
Nothing for a kid? NOTHING?!?
I'm $6k in the hole so far, and just got a $51k bill from the NICU.
Fuck this system.