US Politics on Yik Yak | Healthcare costs are so high because we are the only ultra-modern nation with privatized healthcare. Pretty much everyone else in that sphere has universal healthcare. The reason we don’t have it is corporate greed, plain and simple.

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US Politics 3d

Healthcare costs are so high because we are the only ultra-modern nation with privatized healthcare. Pretty much everyone else in that sphere has universal healthcare. The reason we don’t have it is corporate greed, plain and simple.

US Politics 3d

The reason our healthcare costs are so high compared to those countries is because we eat like shit and have a sedentary lifestyle compared to them. We still have the best hospitals, doctors, technology, and training by far. Therefore the best care.

Anonymous 3d

They are also so high because of our poor FDA food standards and the stressful, unhealthy lifestyles society in the US promotes compared to other fully developed countries. When you have private healthcare, there is no incentive for making the population healthier because profits will go down.

Anonymous 3d

“ I wonder why the US has more school shootings “ type comment 😭

Anonymous 3d

not to mention the food system here basically sets people up to fail. unhealthy stuff is cheaper and way more convenient than fresh food. fast food and processed snacks are heavily marketed, while fruits and veggies cost more and can be hard to find in a lot of areas. in a lot of other countries, whole foods and home-cooked meals are still more affordable and part of everyday life, so people don’t have to fight against the system just to eat well.

Anonymous 3d

Also, our infrastructure is NOTORIOUSLY shitty for pedestrians. We desperately need vast implementation of public transit instead of trying to double down on overly car-centric infrastructure that is proving to solve no problems anyway. “Why don’t you walk more?” – Walk where??? We need a vastly higher variety of safe, dedicated spaces for walking/biking.

Anonymous 3d

But if you ask people from these countries with universal healthcare, they’ll tell you it sucks because you’re having to wait months for your toothache

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Anonymous

OP 3d

I live in Philly and we have the literal WORST protected bike lanes. They put them next to the sidewalk, but they didn’t put up a curb to separate them from the street. Instead, they put those shitty PVC Deliniators and expect cars that are street parking to act as the barrier. It’s great until you see some jerkoff using the bike lanes as his personal parking lane or until cars have to move once the 2 hour limit is up.

Anonymous

#5 3d

They don’t want to hear it

Anonymous

#6 3d

Exactly

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Anonymous

#4 3d

As someone born in the suburbs of Philly and having been in the city plenty of times, the bike lanes are SO horribly constructed. On top of that, the infrastructure of and surrounding I-76 is an absolute trainwreck and does nothing to help walkability.

Anonymous

#6 3d

I’m not on Yik Yak all day long, and also, I need more than “trust me bro, people will say this”. Also, it’s even worse that it’s normal that people in the United States are going bankrupt because of absurdly high healthcare costs.

Anonymous

#5 3d

A simple google search would tell you that wait times for countries with universal healthcare are the same as or shorter than the US’s. Don’t be a dummy.

Anonymous

OP 3d

A lot of the bike lanes are fairly new tbh, but quality of life would be so much better if they just made the lanes separated from the road by a curb. 76 is literal fucking hell on earth for both motorists and pedestrians. The only decent thing is the pedestrian bridge between manayunk and bala cynwyd, it’s like a piece of heaven in the deepest pits of despair 😭

Anonymous

#7 3d

Google and talking to actual people with an NHS is extremely different babe….

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Anonymous

#5 3d

Because a couple of testimonies don’t encompass the whole. It’s like saying world hunger doesn’t exist cuz me and the people I spoke to ate

Anonymous

#5 3d

or! instead of relying on a couple of people’s personal accounts that don’t actually reflect the reality of the population you could actually look at data that analyzes wait times across different countries. it’s also weird that speed is more concerning to you than guaranteed access and way lower bills. speed can be addressed with adequate funding and management, that’s why germany and italy have relatively lower wait times than the US

Anonymous

#5 3d

not to mention you don’t address how universal healthcare produces different dynamics than our healthcare system. when care’s free or cheap at the point of use, more people actually go to the doctor, including those who couldn’t afford to before. that increases demand, especially for non-urgent stuff. universal systems also treat patients based on medical need, not money, so emergency care is usually quick while elective surgeries might take longer.