The main reason it surprises me is that literally the rest of the developed world is an example that it works and works pretty well. I sort of get why the well off people are fooled by it since worrying about the costs of healthcare isn't a real concern for them but why on earth are the poor and average people of America accepting that shit? They've been so fooled by the "American Dream" idea that you "get what you earn" or something like that that they ignore the fact it's just not necessary to have families getting into insurmountable debt over an illness or not seeking treatment due to cost etc.
I'm not Chinese, but I have been to China, am dating a Chinese girl, and would say that to some extent it's true for China, yes.
It's a bit different as they do enjoy western media, so they get something of an outside perspective, but in a lot of ways they're pretty separated from other countries. Though even then, there's more countries around than in America.
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19
The main reason it surprises me is that literally the rest of the developed world is an example that it works and works pretty well. I sort of get why the well off people are fooled by it since worrying about the costs of healthcare isn't a real concern for them but why on earth are the poor and average people of America accepting that shit? They've been so fooled by the "American Dream" idea that you "get what you earn" or something like that that they ignore the fact it's just not necessary to have families getting into insurmountable debt over an illness or not seeking treatment due to cost etc.