Rights for which the government taxes you through the nose. Thanks, I’d rather pay my “expensive” private insurance while I rake in a ton more cash.
Commies, smh
Commies, smh
I don't pay through my nose for healthcare. According to a quick Google search, it seems to be about what the average US resident pays (while I'm above average in income for my country). For that price, I don't ever have to worry about going to a doctor or hospital. I'm feeling sick - I go to the doctor. I have a toothache - I go to the doctor. I think I broke my finger - I go to the hospital, wait a few hours, and learn that everything is alright. I can't imagine having to wonder if the visit is really necessary, because I need the money. I don't want to have to choose between health and money. For me, this is comfort.
Additionally, I have friends with chronic diseases. They cannot emigrate to the USA, because they couldn't pay the medicine. That doesn't sound like a first-world country to me, where you cannot afford to treat your sickness, even though you've got skills and a paying job. That sounds like a bad dystopian movie.
It’s also true that the health insurance system badly needs an overhaul. But I’d very much like to keep it private, because our government is a money black hole.
That’s why I’m smh.
There's something more important though: you helped make this horrible flamewar worse. If you post something like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16946815, you have no basis to complain about others.
If you saw a house on fire, or a forest, or a city park, I'm sure your first reaction wouldn't be to pour fuel on it. Please bring that instinct for good behavior here too. It's not as obvious that it's needed, but it is.