I guess my point in all this was...America was subsidizing Europe so hard that they could afford to have healthcare like this while we were working our butts off so they could.
And my friends in the UK all have private insurance because they have enough money to be able to do that.
Yes, that dread of the medical bill at the end of a treatm…
I guess my point in all this was...America was subsidizing Europe so hard that they could afford to have healthcare like this while we were working our butts off so they could.
And my friends in the UK all have private insurance because they have enough money to be able to do that.
Yes, that dread of the medical bill at the end of a treatment in the USA is really bad, but it is negotiable. After the last 5 years I am staying as healthy as I can and have quit my job as a rodeo clown so I don't plan on submitting myself to the healthcare system...EVER.
Honestly I'm disappointed in Matt's framing of this issue that America has been subsidizing Europe's security at the American taxpayer's expense, as if the US government has any benevolent intentions in any project it funds. The US government has made Europe less safe with its obsession of NATO enlargement towards Russia's borders, doing nothing but enriching US weapons manufactures that profit from NATO expansion, and provoking Russia in the process. If NATO dies because the US is going to cease or decrease support, good riddance. NATO should have died alongside the Warsaw Pact. The threat of Russian expansion into Europe is nothing but fear-mongering from those who seek to benefit from Russia's downfall and isolation. Europe has no imminent security threats that requires a giant military expenditure to defend itself from. Listen to Matt & Walter's podcast from last week, they even admit as much, that Russia is not the aggressor. They were provoked to respond to a legitimate security threat of having NATO on its doorstep.
As someone who is coming up for air after raising a family with a husband who has been away at sea a lot of the time, it is interesting to look behind me and see how entrenched I was in the checker board. Hubs was USN and also worked for a defense contractor that took us to the UK and onto an RAF base. Then my daughter was stationed there when she joined the USAF. So, we lived in England and had a hell of a time. But we were the 80's model. Daughter was 2012 model. I absolutely believe that NATO is dead weight...and God forbid we actually listen and approve of the speech given by Putin 3 years ago before he 'invaded' ukraine. And the way the whole world cancelled Russia at the same time? Hello BRICS. Thank you for the great conversation. I really appreciate it and your time.
I also find it interesting that Europe is singled out, but Israel isn't mentioned? Really? On top of the $3-4 billion Israel receives every year, they received at least an additional $18 billion since Oct 7 to wage their genocidal slaughter against Palestinians.
Israel also has public health care. Americans are subsidizing that.
I guess my point in all this was...America was subsidizing Europe so hard that they could afford to have healthcare like this while we were working our butts off so they could.
And my friends in the UK all have private insurance because they have enough money to be able to do that.
Yes, that dread of the medical bill at the end of a treatment in the USA is really bad, but it is negotiable. After the last 5 years I am staying as healthy as I can and have quit my job as a rodeo clown so I don't plan on submitting myself to the healthcare system...EVER.
Honestly I'm disappointed in Matt's framing of this issue that America has been subsidizing Europe's security at the American taxpayer's expense, as if the US government has any benevolent intentions in any project it funds. The US government has made Europe less safe with its obsession of NATO enlargement towards Russia's borders, doing nothing but enriching US weapons manufactures that profit from NATO expansion, and provoking Russia in the process. If NATO dies because the US is going to cease or decrease support, good riddance. NATO should have died alongside the Warsaw Pact. The threat of Russian expansion into Europe is nothing but fear-mongering from those who seek to benefit from Russia's downfall and isolation. Europe has no imminent security threats that requires a giant military expenditure to defend itself from. Listen to Matt & Walter's podcast from last week, they even admit as much, that Russia is not the aggressor. They were provoked to respond to a legitimate security threat of having NATO on its doorstep.
As someone who is coming up for air after raising a family with a husband who has been away at sea a lot of the time, it is interesting to look behind me and see how entrenched I was in the checker board. Hubs was USN and also worked for a defense contractor that took us to the UK and onto an RAF base. Then my daughter was stationed there when she joined the USAF. So, we lived in England and had a hell of a time. But we were the 80's model. Daughter was 2012 model. I absolutely believe that NATO is dead weight...and God forbid we actually listen and approve of the speech given by Putin 3 years ago before he 'invaded' ukraine. And the way the whole world cancelled Russia at the same time? Hello BRICS. Thank you for the great conversation. I really appreciate it and your time.
I also find it interesting that Europe is singled out, but Israel isn't mentioned? Really? On top of the $3-4 billion Israel receives every year, they received at least an additional $18 billion since Oct 7 to wage their genocidal slaughter against Palestinians.
Israel also has public health care. Americans are subsidizing that.