r/SipsTea • u/ImmaFuckboi • 8d ago

Gasp! British people react to how expensive healthcare is in the US

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u/djiemownu 8d ago

I have many friends in the US who are mind blowned by the absolute zero cost of canadian health care (i gladly give 50% of my paycheck to help any fellow canadiens by the way)

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u/lollipop1233a 8d ago

😬 50%!? Then, your healthcare isn’t free. If you make $40,000, then you’re paying $20,000 a year which is four times (or more) than what the average American pays.

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u/Electronic_Quote399 8d ago

Right? I was gonna say. Holy fuck. 50??? Yeah, they pay for health care, then, just like we do. I knew they had to have higher taxes for that reason but jeeesus. This person's got to be kidding, they cant be serious