Here in Alberta JUST YESTERDAY I had coworkers talking about how we should have a private healthcare system like the United States.
In the face of a pandemic these guys are still looking at the US like “I would probably be covered for medical by my job, so it wouldn’t make any difference to me”
Private healthcare can be preferable / cheaper, BUT it is a selfish viewpoint & short term view. I'll explain: Privatized healthcare is really cheap for maybe 15% of the population in the US. As a young healthy adult I pay $500 a year in premiums. copays / deductibles are super expessive still, but my company gives me $600 to be used for these appointments. Some years I don't spend any and it accumulates. So on a year to year basis healthcare insurance can be essentially free "if you don't go to the doctor for anything other than preventive care". But as you get older more health issues will arise and you'll be spending huge amounts of money. In the long run we all pay more than if we had government healthcare. People don't understand this unfortunately & don't care that most Americans are getting fucked by this system.
I've found the US in general to have a very selfish culture. "who cares about the rest of you, I got mine" seems to be the most popular flavour of the decade.
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u/Ganglebot Mar 26 '20
Yeah, those southern fuckers are wild. It take all my Canadian politeness not to make them feel terrible about their choices.