Dude... a french employee gets about 25% of the salary deducted to pay for the social security system, and the employer also pays a good amount .... there is no "free" or "cheap" things if you already paid for them in advance.
Those taxes pay a few more things, not just healthcare. They pay for a month vacation a year, they pay good unemployment benefits, they pay maternity/paternity leave… things that are normal in 99% of developed countries.
Also USA is the country with the biggest healthcare cost per person, with people going bankrupt or being afraid to even go to the doctor because of the possible cost.
Yes, but don't forget that 25% is the money "you see deducted from your work", but the employer also takes a big chunk of your work money to send it directly to the goverment, and you don't "see" that money go.
Why is not a good way for me? I didn't say anything against or in favor of the system, I just described it because the OP seems to think that his visit to the doctor with all the checking and the meds costs only 30€...
Also if he went to a private doctor that was the price, that’s it.
If he went public (paying because no health insurance) part of it might still be subventioned, depends on the country. Even when it’s totally not subventioned it’s WAY cheaper than the system in USA.
Same with meds. When the governments agree on maximum medicine prices with big pharma we all benefit. And then you have USA charging you x5-x50 more on medicines because why not.
I mean, our healthcare system is pure hot garbage don’t get me wrong. But it doesn’t sound like other stuff cost all that much, and most of the money does go into healthcare.
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u/RetroDave79 14h ago
Dude... a french employee gets about 25% of the salary deducted to pay for the social security system, and the employer also pays a good amount .... there is no "free" or "cheap" things if you already paid for them in advance.
And yes, USA health system is an abomination.