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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
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Everything in there - including the conclusions of the comentator - is the total truth. In Germany, it is by far not as bad as it seems to be in Canada - but it's deteriorating and the underlying problems are the same. Also, the bottom line the guy draws is totally correct and reality here as well: With a state-run healthcare program, the "rich" people (doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc) will end up enjoying private health insurance, while the other people cannot afford it and must rely on a state-run system and PAY for it REGARDLESS if it works or not (or to what degree). Total truth. And it is also true that these days there are considerations to move AWAY from that system, because the state has difficulties with keeping it running. Until now however, moving "away" from it only means things like when you visit a public doctor these days, for the visit - which you already paid for with your mandatory social contributions into the public healthcare system - you also have to put down an extra 10 EUR cash now. That's healthcare reform, government style. I think you also have to partly pay for some drugs by yourself now, but I'm not sure about that, since I rarely ever visit a doc. Frankly, when I really need a drug, I just go to the local apothecary and pay 100% by myself, because I can't be arsed to visit the doc at ridiculous hours when normal people have to work, just to wait for hours and possibly get infected with all kinds of viruses flying around there, just to get some painkillers or whatever.
I always have to laugh when people tell me how great we have it with our state-run health-care system while in ruthlessly capitalist America people are dieing in the streets because they have no state-run health care. Right.