EU and UK politics [OT]

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Tico said:

LegitHyperbole said:

Also, I wanted to discuss with someone, would the EU be able to keep our health public had NATO and our defence through it wasn''t there anymore? Do you think if we had to pay for defence in a Cold War like scenario would we still be able to exercise so much of our social policies like free health care?

“Free” healthcare is financed in two ways:
A) by raising taxes
B) by waiting lists (where you are not treated)
C) A + B

Ah, ya know what I meant. Games aren't free on subscription either but we all use the term. And no, I can get very sick right now and need to call an ambulance and go to the ER and only have to pay 100 euro if I don't have a medical card (incredibly cheap conpared to a bill in America) or I can go and spend nothing if I have a medical card. My prescriptions cost 30 euro a month, in America they'd cost 5 times that or I can get them for about 1.50 per product if I use a medical card. I think this is the proper way to handle health care. 

In the UK everything is free by default which I think adds to the time waiting and stress on the system. The hybrid way is the way to go, hands down. It's not technically free but it's close enough to it and allows for less stress on the system for the most unfortunate.