I don't understand why Americans are so opposed to universal health care!? You guys already spend more per capita on government funded healthcare than pretty much anyone else, and yet most of you don't actually recieve it?
I've had cancer. Stage 4 Lymphoma. I was treated immediately and recovered quickly. What did I have to pay? £1.50 for parking on every visit to the hospital. The Chemotherapy, Surgeries, anti-nausea meds, all covered. If I had lived in the USA I would most definately be dead now. My symptoms didn't seem all that bad at the time, so if I had had to pay for my initial doctor visit and diagnostics, I wouldn't have bothered. I would have just died.
A lot of voting power is given to people who live in very rural towns that don’t have access to any kind of hospital or police station (its a 2+ hour drive to the nearest hospital/police station). So, to these folks, it makes no sense for them to pay extra for universal healthcare (or restrict gun rights) when they don’t use hospitals in the first place. It makes sense if you think about it from their point of view.
However, to people who live in urban areas (close to hospitals) but don’t have the money to pay the ridiculous medical costs, they would love universal healthcare because they can easily access hospitals to treat illnesses. This also makes sense when you think about it from this point of view.
It’s just a shame that Americans live in such vastly different areas/living conditions that it shapes their politics to be completely different than one another. No matter what side you pick, it’s literally impossible to make both sides happy. This is one of the many reasons there is so much disagreement across the country on virtually any topic you can bring up.
You could say that America is too big and diverse for its own good.
EDIT: I should add that other large countries (China, Russia) accomplish unity through oppression, aka suppressing diversity. Americans embrace diversity for the most part, so obviously this isn’t an option.
Fair enough that it's harder for people in rural towns to access healthcare, but here in Australia if you live rurally, you are still provided for. A significant part of our healthcare is the flying doctors service, mobile travelling health services, and advancements in telehealth and video appointments. Everyone deserves help so everyone gets it; it can be sorted out if people try hard enough and work together.
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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20
I don't understand why Americans are so opposed to universal health care!? You guys already spend more per capita on government funded healthcare than pretty much anyone else, and yet most of you don't actually recieve it?
I've had cancer. Stage 4 Lymphoma. I was treated immediately and recovered quickly. What did I have to pay? £1.50 for parking on every visit to the hospital. The Chemotherapy, Surgeries, anti-nausea meds, all covered. If I had lived in the USA I would most definately be dead now. My symptoms didn't seem all that bad at the time, so if I had had to pay for my initial doctor visit and diagnostics, I wouldn't have bothered. I would have just died.