Being a UK resident and having had health problems all I can say is I love my country and the nhs.

I'm Engish and this really, really shocks me to the bone. I just never knew other countries didn't say "Glassed" like that.

@bluehero-96

4 жыл бұрын

Glassed is also a term star wars fans use for when a star destroyer shoots up a planetary surface. It's why Tatooine is sand all over.

@skcrw252

4 жыл бұрын

Google how much they have to pay to call an ambulance.

@audioamateur

3 жыл бұрын

@@skcrw252 yep

@tigertiger1699

3 жыл бұрын

Disorientated Elf Yeah prob $0, like here in NZ n Aussie & & &👍😂

@skcrw252

3 жыл бұрын

@@tigertiger1699 in the US? Hell naw. Depends but it can be really, really expensive..people sometimes prefer calling an uber for that reason

America is what happens when corporations can buy politicians. The people come last every time.

@koilamaoh4238

4 жыл бұрын

These are the communist conservative deathcults in office, why you think they want you ded for ? :) Why you think they are sooo anti-social anything eh. Even trump is cutting healthcare plans for the old and welfare people..because its socialism even tho we pay into it......

@martinvalentine9228

4 жыл бұрын

@@koilamaoh4238 Funny how socialist enterprise in the USA is fairly popular in some area's, despite not being able to call it socialist. Like publicly owned power networks and banks. Land of the incarcerated rather than land of the free. Home of the unhealthy and uneducated rather than brave.

@maudde0

4 жыл бұрын

I just dont understand why people support this shit. Why do so many people buy into the bullshit propaganda. Most of us are getting fucked in the ass by the cronies. Why cant we come together and put an end to this shitshow.

@maudde0

4 жыл бұрын

@@martinvalentine9228 Prisons filled with poor mostly minorities used for slave labor and profit. In prison to begin with because of a neglectful system that's doomed them to fail from the beginning. It is so sickening.

@Estusstew

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Butler yet hard working Americans continue to elect these rich assholes. Makes a lot of sense

The sad part is that Jimcare, which is created by a comedian, is significantly better than Trumpcare, which is created by many politicians.

@jay2therey

7 жыл бұрын

many of which are also comedians.

@Phazaar

7 жыл бұрын

We hope...

@nickca6104

7 жыл бұрын

jay2therey They're not comedians, because comedians on average have higher iq' s. They are just clowns. lol

@nickca6104

7 жыл бұрын

Chau Nguyen Trump sounds stupider than Jim though. 😂

@Phazaar

7 жыл бұрын

Roflmfao. Please tell me where he's wrong? The entire world gets healthcare right, and yet America is still desperately trying to flog itself. Who pays for this? The poor, the vulnerable, and the elderly. You should all be ****ing ashamed of yourselves. Future generations will be appalled by your malice and spite.

Thank you so much Jim. No other comedians on television are endorsing single payer health care and its an imperative issue. People like me who will soon die without it are rooting for you to drive this point home. I appreciate you using your massive platform to advocate for a system all other late night comedy hosts fail to discuss or endorse.

@gorillaguerillaDK

7 жыл бұрын

Ehhhm, Bill Maher, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Trevor Noah - has all been vocal on the issue at some time or another... But it's quite interesting that all of them, except for Bill Maher, comes from countries outside of the US.... I don't know where Colbert is on this issue, but his very good friend Jon Stewart has time and time again illuminated the major flaws that is in the healthcare system in the US.... I'm lucky, I'm Scandinavian - here we have a fantastic healthcare system compared to the US..... But as long as so many US citizens are willing to vote on ideology over self interrest and collective responsibility of the society they live in, the US will never get a fair healthcare system....

@gorillaguerillaDK

7 жыл бұрын

It's Warren Buffet on his opinion of universal healthcare....

@MalcH

7 жыл бұрын

GorillaGuerilla I suppose it's more that I see late night comedians defending Obamacare, which is obviously important, but most of them never really elevate to the next step by advocating for single payer. It usually is something to the tune of "Obamacare isn't perfect and has flaws that need to be addressed, but it shouldn't be repealed"... And then the argument seems to usually kind of end there. I wish popular media figures would go the extra mile to reiterate that the flaws in Obamacare can be solved via single payer. I haven't been hearing much of that :/

@MalcH

7 жыл бұрын

Coetzee Jvr single payer would end up saving quite a lot of money actually. The reason is because the single payer, the government, would drive down medical costs. That's a crude summary, but I'm trying to make a comprehensive site explaining lots of facets of the American health care system and soon plan to go into detail about how it would end up saving a lot of money. And it would be more money in the average citizens pocket to pump into the economy as well, which is always a bonus! Www.Analyticalpolitical.blogspot.com

@lizvlx

7 жыл бұрын

dear american co-human: it works in the whole of europe, lots of asian countries and quite some others! there is NO reason why it would not work in the usa.

this guy is the best drunk af comedian

@jonanice

6 жыл бұрын

Prashant Pathania what about Dylan Moran?

@phatphuc9276

4 жыл бұрын

I actually believed he didn’t drink alcohol for the last week cuz I watched one of his latest episodes where he makes his producer drink shitty Ale from an African friend, who’s place they were staying at. Lmfao “my producer is gonna drink this because as everyone knows, I don’t drink alcohol” hahahaha.

Im so happy someone gave Jim a show. He is a genius. And super funny too.

Only saw this clip and the Cosby one, but Jim Jeffries is killing it. These are Jon Stewart/Colbert Show quality segments right out of the gate. Yes, please!

"That's the country you fought so hard to leave...." Also gives free healthcare, treatment, and a fantastic education to Malala Yousafzai. The NHS, is one of Britain's proudest achievements. None of us know what the future will bring, if your child will be born health or with birth defects, if that drunk driver will clip you, and smash your leg. If that cancer will strike you down. It's not a choice, to pay for the big things in life, we don't pay to choose, for the Aircraft Carriers, or the Military, or the Police, or a decent education. These are compelled for our own good. So we can have a unified defence, none of us could afford alone. That our streets are clean, and policed. Healthcare is a resposibility we can, we must share, it's the only way we can afford it.

I am addicted to his show and standup. Great stuff!

BUT WHO WILL PAY FOR THE HEALTHCARE????? *proceeds to pay for the highest military budget in the world, half of which nuclear weapons have made obsolete*

@thesoul2871

5 жыл бұрын

It's a sham it's cheaper to make and produce organic medicines then the shit they give in Western cultures...

@thoroughsoft

5 жыл бұрын

THE SOUL: and you get what you pay for. Steve Jobs can confirm that.

@jackmeriustacktheritrix

5 жыл бұрын

The highest military budget in the world and more than the next 7 countries combined

@thesoul2871

5 жыл бұрын

@@thoroughsoft grow a bunch of weed 😎

@thesoul2871

5 жыл бұрын

@@jackmeriustacktheritrix all that military budget could've been feeding the world 😋

You can use "glass" as a verb but only in the UK. Thanks, Dr. Jeffries! I am learning so much!

Did you know that the national healthcare expenditure in the US is about $3.02 trillion per year / 18% of GDP? It works out to about $9,800 dollars per person in the US. It makes you wonder why Medicare exists at all. Doesn't it? If you simply got rid of it and assigned that money to each person as an insurance, you'd not use it all, it is enough to cover everyone for everything (not everyone goes to the hospital each year and uses from the pot). This is called Universal Healthcare, and it's way more effective than throwing money down the toilet like America does. You're spending $3.02 trillion a year on something that only really covers emergencies and people over 65. Then you're supposed to go pay for private insurance on top of that? What a waste of money! Canada spends about $4,800 in USD per person for healthcare and they don't have to go buy insurance on top of it. That amount covers everything. Think how much everyone would save and how much it would drive the economy if the US suddenly had a trillion extra dollars in the system, if no one had to pay thousands per year for insurance, if businesses didn't have to cover employee's insurance, if no one went broke over medical bills, if people were healthier because they didn't avoid going to the hospital due to medical bills, if you had Universal Healthcare. All this could be yours - you just have to defeat the special interests. So ultimately, never gonna happen.

@robertrijkers5163

6 жыл бұрын

because the current system encourages overspending and overbilling by the healthcare providers...the big pharma that are even better at lobbying than researching are treating people like goldmines...gotta extract every ounce of it

@jeffii9890

6 жыл бұрын

Garrett! Stop making so much sense!!!

@HereticDuo

5 жыл бұрын

Don't criticise them, they are the land of the free remember. And that means they have the freedom to be complete fuckwits 99% of the time & we cant stop them.

@paulnicklas24

5 жыл бұрын

The US Health care is way to expensive. In Germany there is a book were every treatment is listed and what it costs. A Hospital or a doctor can not change it. The public health insurance is partly payed by what you earn, partly by your company and partly by the state. There are private health insurances but they are not really better anymore. They are only favoured by the private hospitals because they are allowed to pay more.

@PSL09

5 жыл бұрын

...but Canadians do buy extra coverage on top of their national healthcare system

"the British are the only people who use glass as a verb". I'd never thought of that, lol. "I'm gonna glass that twat"

@deployedkitty

6 жыл бұрын

K Dub - "Mate, tell me wife they glassed me in me bullocks!"

@ruofanyu6699

5 жыл бұрын

america uses it as a verb too: when they bring another country some freedom so hard that the ground caramelizes into glass

He is funny but he delivers serious messages. Love him.

Reruns of this show are better than new current late night shows

I love how the writers of this show rib on all these countries. No one is safe, and it's hilarious.

It baffles me that most Americans believe Universal Healthcare doesn't work.

@robertbloom4424

5 жыл бұрын

Most Americans believe it works. They have a Democracy that doesn't work.

@s.o.s3014

5 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you guys haven't put a travel ban on us. We're mostly fucking stupid and too stubborn to realize that maybe we are a oligarchy posing as a democracy

@Freaksnake

5 жыл бұрын

really? That's what baffles you? I've lived 50 years here and though that's pretty weird, what baffles me is how many people here think angels are real things. Sure, nice humans are 'angels', but there's some dark ages magical thinking going on here, and I suspect having it so prevalent in american politics is why there's so much ass backwards crap breeching from superstitious civilian life into superstitious political realms. I more or less blame the bible for 90 percent of the crazy people in the usa. Religion in general for 70 percent of the crazy people of earth..... we can't seem to outgrow our oooba-gooba parts of our brains.... the parts that use 'gods' to explain things like thunder..... I'm in america and I'm surrounded by people who think shit like that.... AND THEY VOTE.

@richardperez6945

5 жыл бұрын

Half of American adults can't read at a high school level

@ElloLoJo

5 жыл бұрын

Well it’s the same country that thinks more guns = less gun death so...

JIM FOR PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD!!!

The problem is not how expensive care is. It's why it's so expensive in the first place

@audioamateur

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because doctors get sued all the time in the US, so they need to cover their asses financially. They also make higher wages compared with most other countries

I love Jims show!! This is great!

You forgot Portugal, in which a drug addict is treated from addiction for free and reinstated in society instead of having a hard-core "Phd" in crime by being sent to jail. Man I love my country...Cristiano Ronaldo rules

More of this show!!! I don't have cable so this is my only fix.. please Jim keep going!!! #jimcare

this show was one of the best decisions in recent memory from comedy central

"I don't know how to get rid of a little bit of AIDS" LMAO

I love this guy

My grandmother is South African. She went to visit me in Scotland. She received emergency care, lifeboats, ambulance and hospital care. When she was discharged, we all expected the worst. But instead, we were given a smile and enjoy your day. Not a single cent charged.

Get this guy his own channel!!

When he impersonated the French LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Haaa haaaa I am so sick

We want Legit season 3!

Heya Jim, Im a Singaporean, and seeing as how u added Singapore in the list, I just wanted to help clarify: In singapore, healthcare is not completely free. IT is heavily subsidised for those who need it more i.e. the elderly and children, and there are government initiated schemes to alleviate costs of medical care, but one still has to pay out of one's pocket, amounts of which depend on the service and care received. Best Regards, A Fan

conservatives care about money liberals care about human equality and righteousness That sums up everything in politics.

i think i like this show

“Even the child labor that made your phone, has better health care than you!” Lol

If Trump can be president, so can Jim Jefferies.

@Sulfen

6 жыл бұрын

I wish he could but he wasn't born in the US.

@Hazel-xl8in

5 жыл бұрын

Anakin Skywalker woah it’s anakin skywalker

@jeremycaudill6916

5 жыл бұрын

All it would take is a Constitutional Ammendment

@zivanajadresic2858

5 жыл бұрын

He'd be better no doubt but he's an immigrant!😉

@Conbom3

5 жыл бұрын

@@Sulfen I thought it was just us citizenship

Finally, someone is shouting opinions on the TV that I agree with.

@BAlvn-yr6ej

6 жыл бұрын

you mean you don't agree with Rush Limplog? :-O

😂😂😂 the bitches part killed me

"Finding Chemo" Ahahaha that killed me

Healthcare isn't free in the Netherlands, We pay a monthly fee.

@jarumboy1

4 жыл бұрын

But you do get zorgtoeslag, so it's really cheap, only thing you actually have to pay a lot for is eigen risico, but that's like 375€

My screen froze at 2:10, but I like where this is going!

Jim Jefferies for President!

I want to get cable just to watch this show.

Canadian universal health care is great. Before 1963 we were private health system like USA. People wanted universal health care but insurance companies, drug makers, and even doctors fought it hard. Then Alberta province said we will give people in Alberta universal health care. Within a few years all provinces followed and a national system of coverage happened fast as it was so popular. It’s when politicians realized the people wanted it badly enough and it would make them popular that things happened. Unify and push say California to be the first to offer universal health care and the rest of country will follow regardless of lobbyists.

Jim care = Jesus is my care

Here's the thing in universal healthcare, living in a country that has it myself: It's true when they say that an expensive operation is free. But that isn't to say that the rest is free. You have to pay a fee when you see a doctor (gov will pay it for you if you aren't able to do so yourself) and you continue to pay a fee everytime you see the doctor or have x-rays done or something until you reach a certain amount. In my country, that amount is about 200 dollars. After that, everything you need to have done is free. By the time you come to the operating table, you have long since passed that limit and the operation can therefore be said to be free. So yeah, we still do have to pay a bit....but yeah, compared to the US: It's practically free.

I'm back! Dude! You are good! Carry on!

Love this man

Thank god! The daily show is funny again!

Free Healthcare is like a Free-to-Play game: you get to wait longer for free shit, but you can pay to skip the waiting... waiting while you are dying is kinda... deadly.

Jim, I live in Japan. They have national health care, yes, but it's NOT free. You have to pay monthly for starters. And when you go to a dentist or hospital, you have to pay when you get the treatment. VERY CHEAP, yes, but not free.

I have problem with ankle. I tried to sing to orthopedist. 1st have time in November, 2nd after month of waiting said he can't do anything I need go to first contact doctor and first contact doctor said he can't do anything and I need to go to orthopedist. My friend went to private doctor, paid and after an hour had full diagnosis. Yeah public health care is great.

Jim care sounds better then the republican plan

Well, we pay for healthcare via taxes. The difference is that private healthcare can set its own prices on healthcare, which can be too expensive for ordinary people, while government healthcare makes it accessible to everyone.

That glassed joke got me ! haha ( I'm English )

"It would cost too much", says the country with one of the largest gross income, even when countries that are poorer can do it. I like you Yanks, but Jesus Christ, fix this shit.

@BAlvn-yr6ej

6 жыл бұрын

after spending 4 trillion on invading Iraq and Afghanistan it sure does cost too much. America is broke. Chevron and Exxon and Ratheon and Westinghouse and General Dynamics, not so much.

Damn Jim is good at this

“HAHA IM SO SICK” Lmfao 💀😂

Sign me up for Jimcare!

Sometimes I can't tell if a person is drunk or just an Australian, no offense, I'm talking about the accent. 🤓

JimCare is a better system than what we've got ...

I cant imagine not having a universal healthcare. I would be probably dead by now. And hell, for sure I would have raised motherless due to her cancer. USA still has a long Road ahead

We in the UK do pay for healthcare its called National Insurance, the cost is very little, that comes out of the money you get and covers pensions and healthcare. And its well worth it.

In this day and age, healthcare is a right. The NHS is flawed in some regards, but that's mainly due to the political impact not the staff. I will never go into crippling debt. And the staff are incredible

Good ole England 👊💪

this guy is one of favourite Comedian's , it's shame he becomes soft on his humor over his years (to politically correct) still funny never the less .

Humanity needs the Emperor of Mankind.

@AstartesPanda

7 жыл бұрын

Could not agree more battle brother........wait Alpharius ? Are you trolling ?

@ethanworner864

7 жыл бұрын

Alpharius YOU EXIST!!!!

@JOAKINGtube

7 жыл бұрын

wasn't expecting a 40k comment here, i was gladly surprised :)

@FirstLast-gk6lg

7 жыл бұрын

the Emperor protects

@JoshSweetvale

7 жыл бұрын

Alpharius The Emperor can't govern. America needs Rowboat Ghillieman.

he forgot MALTA ..... also free health care

@martinkrauser4029

7 жыл бұрын

That's okay. Everyone forgets Malta.

Ah, Jim, you make me proud to be British!

"I'm not really committing to this bit." LOL

"I'm over here now" Jefferies ripping of Dice lol

jims my hero

Unfortunately not true for The Netherlands. Most of us struggle to pay the monthly premium (around 130 euros per person) and it doesn't cover everything either.

Oh well, in Germany I pay 180€ a month for my healthcare as a student without an income, and when I get sick I still have to chime in on every single pill the doctor prescribes. Not all that free after all it turns out.

It would be fun to know the number of comments pedantically pointing that "nothing is really free, the money comes from taxes". And then how many of those say that taxes are slavery, or that the state charges for taxes at gunpoint.

I like Jim, he's nearly as good as Franie Boyle.

Damn it, I've lived in the Netherlands all my life, but I never knew I got coverage for those 'massage therapists'. I got some catching up to do...

According to wikipedia 60 countries around the world have universal health care. As part of the the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ALL UN Member States (including the US) have agreed to try to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030. So why is this such a difficult concept to accept and implement for the world's largest economy?

Please read the whole thing first.The reason we don't have universal healthcare is because the medicine and treatments are super expensive. So people don't want to pay for other people treatments. But the only reason it's expensive is because the big pharmaceutical companies make it super expensive . And they pay congress not to regulate them but if they did regulate drug prices the cost of medicine would go way down. And universal healthcare would be a lot easier to support. It's the pharmaceutical companies and the Martin shkrelis that are holding it back.

@Mordarch97

7 жыл бұрын

Tesla Stark medicines are expensive everywhere, why does it work here then? You don't need to think "oh, I'm paying for these bastards who dare to be ill!" you need to think "these people who are sick are helped by the entire country and when I get sick, they'll help me in return" the fact you Americans only think about how you're paying for someone else, someone in need by the way, is a really unhealthy mindset. And yes, America is about as corrupt as can be, especially now, but that doesn't mean you get to discard those in need. Sorry if I sounded mean, it was not my intention, this os just the view alot of people in countries who have universal healthcare have

@mjscar

7 жыл бұрын

Tesla Stark while yes, the medical industry is expensive, it has also been proven that the price is ridiculously more expensive in the US simply because there is no universal healthcare system that sets the price, and hence expects each individual to barter. Essentially each hospital gets to charge what they want because they are dealing on a case by case scenario. If all payments went through the government, the hospitals now have to go through rigorous checks and balance that will reduce cost for EVERYONE. Think of it as economy of scale that will not only save YOU money, but also the rest of the country. Even if you want to do it for selfish reasons, universal healthcare has been proven to work all over the world.

@theannoyingworld

7 жыл бұрын

Arthur Declercq you don't know what you're talking about. yes medicine is expensive everywhere, but it's most expensive in the USA (as Stark said), and by a lot too. And again like he's pointed out, it's in large part due to poor regulation of pricing in Healthcare in the USA compared to basically all other developed countries. for example, a mri in Japan is far cheaper than in the USA because of their laws that force old technology prices down. No such thing exists in the USA. Just look up the cost of a bottle of something like metformin in the USA compared to all other developed countries. If the government would step in and force prices down, it would be far easier for americans to pay for universal Healthcare.

@mjscar

7 жыл бұрын

Gamer Alike I don't think anyone has insinuated that all Americans are selfish. But you can't deny that that is the most cited reason against universal healthcare. Secondly it really irks me when people think of a country's debt like personal debt. They're completely different and works in totally different way. To simply think that a country with no debt is a better country with a better economy is simplistic and untrue. As long as the economy is worth WAY more than its debt, it really doesn't make one iota bit of difference. Thirdly if you're so hell bent on reducing debt, I don't see you asking to increase tax to help this issue, or ask to decrease military spending which is more than all other nato country combined (completely unnecessary). As Jim Jeffries says, universal healthcare should be the last thing cut, not the first.

@user-kc6vh1yk6c

7 жыл бұрын

glad to see someone reasonable is on youtubes, nikolai tony

Why is Mexico not in your list. Mexico also has free healthcare and Americans that live here love it.

@331coolguy

7 жыл бұрын

Jorge Leal wow that is odd that Mexico has better health care then we do

*Before the USA gets socialized free universal health care, the majority of the ppl striving for it will be almost too old for it to truly matter. I gotta move to a better country b4 it's too late...* 😕 😕 😕

@Elodere

7 жыл бұрын

Cognitive Dissonance But America is one of the greatest countries, simply because americans can achieve financial freedom way easier.

@davidramziz3200

7 жыл бұрын

Greaceyrobot Not really, canada has us beat there for sure. I dont know about europe, but they are probably wayy ahead too.

@Elodere

7 жыл бұрын

I would not say that Europe is way ahead of America, the countries themselves are being governed poorly(however France is looking like it's gonna step up on the entrepreneurial ladder). Plus you have to think about that socialism has a deep root in Europe and that the taxes are so high compared to very capitalistic countries such as America, Kurdistan e.t.c.

@davidramziz3200

7 жыл бұрын

Greaceyrobot France is looking pretty strong, and there is nothing wrong with socialism if its applied to the right areas while kept out of others. Like socialism for healthcare, fire fighting, and stuff like that. Buts should be kept out of cars, producing videogames, and stuff that shou ld just be handled by the free market. lol

@amymansell9833

7 жыл бұрын

Come to England where we will pull glass out of your face no questions asked.

when will Jim become president? -although I don't know if he qualifies to be president but I can wish-

Public healthcare is like insurance where the premiums are paid out of taxes. No one knows who will need it but some will and everyone is covered. So if you're pissed off that you're healthy (!) and others are using up your tax dollars be aware that you might get hit by a bus tomorrow or get cancer and then you'll get your money back. If you don't get sick well good for you. Isn't that still better?

That was so stereotypically French 😂💀

The US should just go and get an NHS like we have in the UK.

I'm a recipient of government madated universal healthcare and I'm exctatic about it. One simple reason it's relatively cheap, it pays for heatcare of the more unfortunate and it significantly drives down the price of privet heathcare. If I can wait for something that government will pay for then I will wait for it, if it's something more serious I'll just pay a private clinic/hospital, which is affordable becouse I have option1.

I want the government out of everything. Healthcare would be affordable for everyone if the government and insurance companies got thier greedy hands out of it so that healthy competition can drive down prices. Competition makes everything better and cheaper. Any time government and insurers get involved it becomes too expensive to afford and a worse product overall. Economics 101

Somehow there‘s always a misunderstanding of „free healthcare“. For instance in Germany it doesn’t mean we don’t pay. Everybody pays. You have to have a health insurance. And that covers a certain part of an eventual treatment. And you still pay for medication, at least partly. Nothing is for free...

Jim Jeffries is awesome - I love his stand-up and his new show. But he didn't mention how any of those countries pay for their healthcare. Yeah, it's free for the sick and injured, but doctors want to get paid too. And nurses. And the receptionists who schedule shit. What % of their taxes or their GDP covers all that equipment and labor and groundskeeping and plumbing and drugs and therapy and malpractice insurance? The money has to come from somewhere. I would love to get those facts. The ultimate problem - and it is - is greed. It has always been. Unfortunately, I don't see it changing...

@Savelion

6 жыл бұрын

Ken Hasibar doctors can definitely earn enough in countries with universal health care to afford a huge house and a bunch of nice cars. I think the major difference is the cost in medication, which is much higher in the US than anywhere else. soon as you finally put some regulations on those pharmaceutical and insurance companies the costs will go down dramatically. also, in other countries Healthcare is funded through taxes and sometimes a small monthly contribution (think around €100). in my country for example you can even get subsidy from the government if you are under a certain income amount, they will pay part of your monthly Healthcare contribution (when I was studying I'd get €89 out of the €100 monthly contribution from the government)

fucken love this guy

„I would never do that... because I’m a beer guy...” :-)))

Right--making providers say, "We could help you--but we're just not going to."

I support this healthcare bill :)

No one has ever claimed Universal Healthcare has no costs. Of course it is paid out of taxation, "Universal Taxation" if that suits you better. But when it is done right, like in Canada, virtually all of Europe, Japan, even some poorer countries, it ensures nobody go without needed health care and meds. Yes, your sore knee will get fixed AFTER heart attacks or an exploding appendix, but that is a small price to pay. I was hospitalized in (of all places) Nicaragua in 1989. I was Tore Up, thrown from the back of a overturned pickup truck at about 45 mph. Compound fracture of the leg, road rash everywhere. I got the initial surgery that saved my life and leg, daily doses of antibiotics to ward off infection, and after 19 days I was able to get on an airplane and come home. If this little impoverished nation can do it, why can't the World's Richest? If we did NOTHING but copy Canada's system, our health care costs would drop by 50%. And the rich could still get their special care if they wanted extras, and believe it or not, they might do better going overseas for some treatments. American doctors and hospitals certainly have no monopoly on quality care and innovative treatments. Just talk to anyone who's had a few surgeries, and see how well they felt they'd been treated. I feel like going to the VA, or Kaiser is like going to Las Vegas, you just roll the dice and hope for the best.

This was a year ago. I saw NZ on the list. NZ does NOT have free health care. Source: An epileptic Kiwi. Oh and as of this year, still getting charged $88 for each ambulance callout :(

@SKa-tt9nm

5 жыл бұрын

Sean Mulqueen I’m sorry that’s happened. But just so you know in the states an ambulance ride would cost you thousands of dollars.

This is so funny

We don't have free health care in Chile. It's a little tricky, all the budget is share between public and private health care so the public doesn't have the resources to the amount of people that use it

Sorry Jim, here in France we can't smoke in hospital rooms (and legally in hospital grounds), we have to go down in the park or the entrance. But vaping is allowed as it's considerably safer than smoking and doesn't harm bystanders. Unlike in part of Australia where you can go to jail for owning a vape with nicotine but not for buying cigarettes, go figure.

In UE peoples pay for medical insurance. The main difference is that is mandatory and the price (more or less depending of country are regulated by law) Now, the main benefit is IF YOU LOSE THE JOBE YOU STILL RECEIVE FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT. If a person need a complicate and expensive medical services that will be done, even that person has medical insurance. You will not let to die. PS eCard is already exist in other country before Germany, Austria for example...but is ok, is not a competition

the list of countries with universal healthcare is missing Bhutan! Don't forget us if the topic ever comes up again! 😎

Even if America had the best healthcare system in the world it would have to be significantly better than any other country in order to justify the significant amount more we pay than any other country. That's why it pisses me off when people against universal healthcare will compare America to other countries as if it's apples to apples. You can make an argument that America receives some of the top health care in the world if you have lots of money/good insurance but you can't make the argument that we are getting good value in our healthcare spending.