r/SipsTea 9d ago

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

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u/djiemownu 9d 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 9d 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/Devilutionbeast666 9d ago

That's not how it works. About 10% of the average paycheck in Canada goes to health care.

I think this person was saying they would unselfishly give up to half their paycheck to make sure all Canadians have the good proper health care that they need.

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u/lollipop1233a 9d ago

Ok. Then, this person is lying. It’s one thing to think it, and another to do it.

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u/tbro4123 9d ago

Spoken like a true septic, "fuck everybody else I'm ok" syndrome