From: oldernow@dev.null
On 2024-04-17, D wrote:
>> But Europe has completely solved healthcare according to
>> lore on this side of the Atlantic! :-)
>
> Hah... aprils fool on you! ;) Many have been the colleagues
> with small children in the emergency room who had to wait
> 8-12 hours before getting medical attention.
>
> Many are sent home without help, and a few die every years
> due to getting aspirin for something that should require
> an operation.
>
> My late mother died because of maltreatment. The doctor
> had so many patients and although she was good and very
> well intentioned, she missed a tiny tumour which then grew
> until it was too late.
>
> But fear not... I received 8000 USD in damages, and so
> did my half-brother and father, so the life in europe is
> valued at 24000 USD! ;)
>
> No, I'd much rather have the US system based on my
> experiences with european "health care".
I guess all it takes are oceanic distances to make some
forms of nothingness seem better than another form of
nothingness. :-)
It takes a lot of patience and tenacity to make it work,
but I've seen it done. My wife has those attributes. I
tend to say "fuck it, I'll take my chances" after about the
second example of incompetence. But I've been above average
lucky in the health department, so I'm not a good example.
> I think the best health care in europe is probably
> switzerland which is not part of the european union and
> has the lowest taxes in the region. Talk about a great
> example of low taxes not meaning bad services if you use
> the money in a good way.
I've no experiential basis for believing you. ;-)
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