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Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills by wonderwonder on Saturday April 25, 2020 @04:21PM (#22981116)
I hear what you are saying regarding a two tier system. The system is likely 2 tier though due to underfunding, lets fund it properly. In addition, even a two tier system provides for people to get affordable preventative care, something the US is lacking. By catching problems in the beginning you optimally prevent the massive costly issues that occur when an issue has been left unchecked and untreated.

As far as moving to another country, I have no need to, I make a large amount of money here and can afford the health care bills. I want the change for people that are not as advantaged as I am. I am willing to pay more so that they can get it.

As far as change in the US happening soon, I don't know. I think we are at an inflection point with more and more people desiring a change. People are losing their jobs right now and with it their health insurance. The election will potentially be a referendum on increased publicly available insurance.

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Re:Millions of credit-card customers can’t pay their bills by luckylion on Saturday April 25, 2020 @06:20PM (#22982098)
I do very much agree with you on principle regarding a well functioning health system and e.g. catching things early, using preventive medicine etc. You'll find that it doesn't really work though. Having medical care does not magically turn people into rational patients that will take care of themselves (in fact, I fear the opposite: knowing you're covered no matter what may change your risk profile, which is known as Vollkaskomentalität in German, the mentality that creeps in when you know that everything is paid for).

The US healthcare system is a mess, I don't disagree. I don't believe there are any cheap & easy options to change it however. The grass is always greener on the other side of the Atlantic, but sometimes that's just because tales of success are spread around the world while the problems stay in the local news.

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