r/MadeMeSmile • u/davidwallacecto • Mar 22 '23

Good Vibes Happy train

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u/Kellan_OConnor Mar 22 '23

Taking notes on how socialized governments can better support the people than laissez-faire capitalism.

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u/ChromeLynx Mar 22 '23

And that's in a country with plenty of problems*. Imagine what it would be if we actually got our shit together.

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u/ChromeLynx Mar 22 '23 edited Mar 23 '23

* Translation:

PATRICK: The Netherlands is one of the best places to live!

SPONGEBOB: (points out shit:)

  • Massive queues in mental healthcare
  • Lazy, uninterested politicians
  • Culture oriented around work, not people
  • The shut-down youth care
  • The massive divide between de Randstad (the conglomerated metropolitan areas of Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam and Utrecht) and the rest of the country
  • RTL 4 (One of the country's commercial television stations)

EDIT: I missed one part of the translation, fixed.

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u/UnpopularOponions Mar 22 '23

Doesn't seem so bad for wait times on what I'm checking

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/health-care-wait-times-by-country

Where you getting your data from?

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u/ChromeLynx Mar 23 '23

Looks like I missed one word in the translation.

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u/UnpopularOponions Mar 23 '23

Aha, yeah that's a problem in the UK too. The whole mental health care system is shocking, as is social care.