Ask HN: Who has moved from the U.S. to Europe?

Re:Ask HN: Who has moved from the U.S. to Europe? by brianwawok on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:54AM (#30074190)

> The simple fact that the US doesn't have universal healthcare, and refuses to do anything real about it,

What is funny, is how many Canadians come to the US for faster or better treatment. No more 3 month wait list to get a basic procedure. It's almost like there are pros and cons to every system, eh?

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Re:Ask HN: Who has moved from the U.S. to Europe? by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @12:25PM (#30074704)

They must be exceptionally wealthy to afford said treatment with no insurance coverage. If you're wealthy, it doesn't matter what the system is because you can just go to a different country to get treatment, that's the same for people in the US.

I have a roommate who hasn't had health care most of his adult life because the cost is so high and the fact that most low-end jobs don't offer any. But fuck him I guess.

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Re:Ask HN: Who has moved from the U.S. to Europe? by sbarre on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:40PM (#30075995)

You mean people who can _afford_ to do it, right? Of course you do.

Well that's certainly not the majority of people, and I did say _universal_ health care, not "health care for those who can afford it".

Look, I get it... In the US, your worth as a person - and your access to essential services - is tied to your wealth.

And while that's a horrible and cruel way to be, it's all you know, so you don't see that it is, particularly if you've never been on the wanting end of that deal.

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