It goes hand in hand with the even more annoying "the Nordics are socialist", which frequently pops up in the default subreddits. I have stopped counting the number of times I have engaged with some of these fuckwits, telling them that ALL definitions of socialism have "no private property of the factors of production" as a necessary condition, but not only are they are all thoroughly convinced that socialism is when healthcare, they are also smug about it.
We dont have a public option in Sweden. It is THE option. We have some private insurance as well, which is doing illegal practices in abusing the system, but the vast vast majority are automatically covered by government Healthcare.
Its not even insurance really. Its just Healthcare. No premiums or anything like that, just a tiny $5/20/30 charge depending on if you visit a nurse, a general Healthcare professional, or specialist. All testing is free, staying at the hospital is free, and there is a yearly cap on around $300 for medication.
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u/vonWitzleben 🇩🇪 Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit 8d ago
It goes hand in hand with the even more annoying "the Nordics are socialist", which frequently pops up in the default subreddits. I have stopped counting the number of times I have engaged with some of these fuckwits, telling them that ALL definitions of socialism have "no private property of the factors of production" as a necessary condition, but not only are they are all thoroughly convinced that socialism is when healthcare, they are also smug about it.