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Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea by zython on Sunday January 28, 2018 @02:49PM (#16253074)
Sorry I was being sarcastic.

Also the german healthcare system is not all financed by tax payers. "paid for by the public health care system" would be a better sentence.

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Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea by kgwgk on Sunday January 28, 2018 @06:41PM (#16254303)
“Not at all” is too strong [edit: and actually it was “not all” which is correct and even an understatement], but it’s true it’s a small (and declining) contribution: http://www.hspm.org/countries/germany28082014/Lists/LivingHi...

However, that table doesn’t include subsidies for the SHI. All in all, 10% is funded with taxes.

http://www.hspm.org/countries/germany28082014/livinghit.aspx...

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Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea by DoreenMichele on Sunday January 28, 2018 @06:43PM (#16254310)
The parent said not all, which means not entirely. Adding at in the middle changes the meaning substantially.
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Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea by kgwgk on Sunday January 28, 2018 @06:50PM (#16254341)
I just noticed that I misread the comment.
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