> It's crazy how so many people don't get this basic economic fact and think public welfare in EU just rains from the sky for free. No, EU welfare state is not some magical hack nobody else thought of, it's just paid from the working class' wages and then redistributed to those in need.

If the US took the entire medicare/medicaid budget and split it evenly per person it would be left with more money than the UK spends on healthcare.

Its not just how much you spend, its how much you waste.